Ichiro Shiomi, Yosuke Makuuchi, Ikue Noura, Shigeki Kakuno, Makoto Niki, Yuto Kaimi, Kentaro Ido, Kazuki Sakatoku, Masatomo Kuno, Teruhito Takakuwa, Hiroshi Okamura, Mitsutaka Nishimoto, Yasuhiro Nakashima, Mika Nakamae, Hiroshi Kakeya, Kenichi Kohashi, Masayuki Hino, Hirohisa Nakamae
Blastobotrys is a genus of rare yeast that is increasingly recognized as a cause of fungal infections in humans. However, there have been no reports of fungal infections in humans caused by Blastobotrys mokoenaii. We describe a case of invasive fungal infection (IFI) caused by B. mokoenaii in an immunocompromised patient with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). A 46-year-old man with relapsed/refractory AML underwent a second allogeneic peripheral blood hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-PBSCT) during remission...
December 11, 2023: Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy: Official Journal of the Japan Society of Chemotherapy