%0 Case Reports
%T Malassezia furfur bloodstream infection: still a diagnostic challenge in clinical practice.
%A Petruccelli R
%A Cosio T
%A Camicia V
%A Fiorilla C
%A Gaziano R
%A D'Agostini C
%J Med Mycol Case Rep
%V 45
%N 0
%D 2024 Sep
%M 39070080
暂无%R 10.1016/j.mmcr.2024.100657
%X The opportunistic fungus Malassezia furfur (M. furfur) can cause either cutaneous or systemic infections. We report a case of M. furfur fungemia in a 22-year-old male with T-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (T-ALL) who developed concomitant Bacillus cereus (B. cereus) septicemia. The fungal infection was diagnosed by microscopic examination and culture-based methods, while automated blood culture systems and molecular approaches failed in identifying the fungus. Despite appropriate therapy, the patient died 18 days after the hospitalization.