Supplementary Material Published Cases of Saprochaete Capitata from 1977 to 2013 (August)

Supplementary material – Published cases of Saprochaete capitata from 1977 to 2013 (August)

Winston DJ, Balsley GE, Rhodes J, Linné SR. Disseminated Trichosporon capitatum infection in an immunosuppressed host. Arch Intern Med 1977; 137: 1192-1195.

Arnold AG, Gribbin B, De Leval M, Macartney F, Slack M. Trichosporon capitatum causing recurrent fungal endocarditis. Thorax 1981; 36: 478-480.

Oelz O, Schaffner A, Frick P, Schaer G. Trichosporon capitatum: thrush like oral infection, local invasion, fungaemia and metastatic abscess formation in a leukaemic patient. J Infect 1983; 6: 183-185.

Baird DR, Harris M, Menon R, Stoddart RW. Systemic infection with Trichosporon capitatum in two patient with acute leukaemia. Eur J Clin Microbiol 1985; 4: 62-64.

Mahul P, Piens MA, Guyotat D, Godard J, Archimbaud E, Bui-Xuan B, et al. Disseminated Geotrichum capitatum infection in a patient with acute myeloid leukemia. Mycoses 1989; 32:573-577.

Girmenia C, Micozzi A, Venditti M, Meloni G, Iori AP, Bastianello S, et al. Fluconazole treatment of Blastoschizomyces capitatus meningitis in an allogenic bone marrow recipient. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 1991; 10:752-756.

D'Antonio D, Piccolomini R, Fioritoni G, Iacone A, Betti S, Fazii P et al. Osteomyelitis and intervertebral discitis caused by Blastoschizomyces capitatus in a patient with acute leukemia. J. Clin Microbiol, 1994; 32:224-227.

Barbor PRH, Rotimi VO, Fatani H. Paravertebral abscess caused by Trichosporon capitatum in a child with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. J Infect 1995; 31:251-2.

Cofrancesco E, Viviani MA, Boschetti C, Tortorano AM, Balzani A, Castagnone D. Treatment of chronic disseminated Geotrichum capitatum infection with high cumulative dose of colloidal amphotericin B and itraconazole in a leukaemia patient. Mycoses 1995; 38:377-384.

Plum G, Scheid C, Franzen C, Schutt-Gerowitt H, Seifert H, Wickramanayake PD. Empirical liposomal amphotericin-B therapy in a neutropenic patient: breakthrough of disseminated Blastoschizomyces capitatus infection. Zbl. Bakt. 1996; 284: 361-366.

Sanz MA, Lopez F, Martinez ML, Sanz GF, Martinez JA, Martin G, et al. Disseminated Blastoschizomyces capitatus infection in acute myeloblastic leukemia. Report of three cases. Support Care Cancer 1996; 4:291-293.

Pagano L, Morace G, Ortu-La Barbera E, Sanguinetti M, Leone G. Adjuvant therapy with rhGM-CSF for the treatment of Blastoschizomyces capitatus systemic infection in a patient with acute myeloid leukemia. Ann Hematol 1996; 73: 33-34.

Amft N, Miadonna A, Viviani MA, Tedeschi A. Disseminated Geotrichum capitatum infection with predominant liver involvement in a patient with non hodkin's lymphoma. Haematologica 1996; 81:352-355.

Schiemann R, Glasmacher A, Bailly E, Horré R, Molitor E, Leutner C, et al. Geotrichum capitatum septicaemia in neutropenic patients: case report and review of the literature. Mycoses 1998; 41:113-116.

Fouassier M, Joly D, Cambon M, Peigue-Lafeuille H, Condat P. Infection à Geotrichum capitatum chez un patient neutropénique. A propos d'un cas et revue de la littérature. Rev Med Interne 1998; 19:431-433.

Mattews MS, Sen S. Blastoschizomyces capitatus infection after contamination of fluids for intravenous application. Mycoses 1998; 41:427-428.

Krcmery V Jr, Mateicka F, Kunova A, Spanik S, Gyarfas J, Sycova Z, et al. Haematogenous trichosporonosis in cancer patients: report of 12 cases including 5 during prophylaxis with itraconazole. Support Care Cancer 1999; 7: 39-43.

Cheung MY, Chiu NC, Chen SH, Liu HC, Ou CT, Liang DC. Mandibular osteomyelitis caused by Blastoschizomyces capitatus in a child with acute myelogenous leukemia. J Formos Med Assoc 1999; 98:787-789.

De Maio J, Colman L. The use of adjuvant Interferon-gamma Therapy for hepatosplemic Blastoschizomyces capitatus infection in a patient with leukemia. Clin Infect Dis 2000; 31: 822-824.

Buchta V, Zák P, Kohout A, Otcenásek M. Disseminated infection of Blastoschizomyces capitatus in a patient with acute myelocytic leukemia. Mycoses 2001; 44:505-512.

Martino R, Salavert M, Parody R, Tomas JF, de la Camara R, Vazquez L et al. Blastoschizomyces capitatus infection in patients with leukemia: report of 26 cases. Clin Infect Dis 2004; 38: 335-341.

Ersoz G, Otag F, Erturan Z, Aslan G, Kaya A, Emekdas G et al. An outbreak of Dipodascus capitatus infection in the ICU: three case reports and review of the literature. Jpn J Infect Dis 2004; 57: 248-252.

Gadea I, Cuenca Estrella M, Prieto E, Diaz-Guerra TM, Garcia-Cia JI, Mellado E, et al. Genotyping and antifungal susceptibility profile of Dipodascus capitatus isolates causing disseminated infection in seven hematological patients of tertiary hospital. J Clin Microbiol 2004; 42:1832-1836.

Romano A, Giordano S, Di Carlo P, Abbagnato L, Lazzaro F, Tetamo G et al. Pulmonary infection caused by Blastoschizomyces capitatus. Le infezioni in Medicina 2005; 13: 187-191.

Giacchino M, Chiapello N, Bezzio S, Fagioli F, Saracco P, Alfarano A, et al. Aspergillus galactomannan enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay cross-reactivity caused by invasive Geotrichum capitatum. J Clin Microbiol 2006; 44:3432-3434.

Bonini A, Capatti C, Parmeggiani M, Gugliotta L, Micozzi A, Gentile G, et al. Galactomannan detection in Geotrichum capitatum invasive infections: report of 2 new cases and review of diagnostic options. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 2008; 62:450-452.

Etienne A, Datry A, Gaspar N, Morel V, Delabesse E, Lmimouni B, et al. Successful treatment of disseminated Geotrichum capitatum infection with a combination of caspofungin and voriconazole in an immunocompromised patient. Mycoses 2008; 51:270-272.

Mejdoubi M, Huynh A, Danho C, Boot B. Cervical spondylodiscitis caused by Blastoschizomyces capitatus. Infection 2009; 37:153-155.

Celik AD, Ozaras R, Kantarcioglu S, Mert A, Tabak F, Ozturk R. Spondylodiscitis due to an emergent fungal pathogen: Blastoschizomyces capitatus, a case report and review of the literature. Rheumatol Int 2009; 29: 1237-1241.

Chittick P, Palavecino EL, Delashmitt B, Evans J, Peacock JE. Case of fatal Blastoschizomyces capitatus infection occurring in a patient receiving empiric micafungin therapy. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2009 Dec; 53: 5306-5307.

Adami F, Scarin M, Pescarini L, Binotto G, Pavan L, Scarabotto D et al. Successful control of Blastoschizomyces capitatus infection in three consecutive acute leukaemia patients despite initial unresponsiveness to liposomal amphotericin B. Mycoses 2010; 54: 365-369.

Ikuta K, Torimoto Y, Yamamoto M, Okamura N, Hosoki T, Sato K, et al. Successfull treatment of systemic Geotrichum capitatum infection by liposomal amphotericin-B, itraconazole, and voriconazole in a Japanese man. Intern Med 2010; 49: 2499-2503.

Lafayette TC, Oliveira LT, Landell M, Valente P, Alves SH, Pereira WV. Dipodascus capitatus (Geotrichum capitatum): fatal systemic infection on patient with acute myeloid leukemia. Rev Soc Bras Med Trop 2011; 44:648-650.

Gurgui M, Sanchez F, March F, Lopez-Contreras J, Martino R, Cotura A, et al. Nosocomial outbreak of Blastoschizomyces capitatus associated with contaminated milk in a haematological unit. J Hosp Infect 2011; 78: 274-278.

Schuermans C, van Bergen M, Coorevits L, Verhaegen J, Lagrou K, Surmont I, et al. Breakthrough Saprochaete capitata in patients receiving echinocandins: case report and review of the literature. Med Mycol 2011; 49:414-418.

Birrenbach T, Bertschy S, Aebersold F, Mueller N, Achermann Y, Muehlethaler K et al. Emergence of Blastoschizomyces capitatus yeast infections in Central Europe. Emerg Infect Dis. 2012;18:98-101.

Gultekin B, Yavasoglu I, Eyigor M, Kadikoylu G, Bolaman Z, Aydin N. Blastoschizomyces capitatus fungemia: three case reports and review of the literature. Mikrobiyol Bul 2012; 46: 134-143.

Darles C, Pons S, Gaillard T, Romeo E, Brisou P. Infection disséminée à Geotrichum capitatum. Médicine maladies infectieuses 2012; 42:574-575.

Ozkaya-Parlakay A, Cengiz AB, Karadag-Oncel E, Kuskonmaz B, Saribas Z, Kara A, et al. Geotrichum capitatum septicemia in a hematological malignancy patient with positive galactomannan antigen: case report and review of the literature. Turk J Pediatr 2012; 54: 674-678.

Villa Lopez I, Doblas Claros A, Saavedra JM, Herrera Carranza M. Multi-organ failure in patient with fungaemia due to Spirocheate capitata. Rev Iberoam Micol. 2013 Jan; Epub ahead of print.

Fianchi L,Montini L,Caira M,Voso MT,Maviglia R,Posteraro B, et al. Combined voriconazole plus caspofungin therapy for the treatment of probable Geotrichum pneumonia in a leukemia patient. Infection 2008; 36(1):65-7.