Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (Feb 2024)

Case report: First case of fungemia caused by Papiliotrema laurentii in a patient with SARS-CoV-2 infection

  • Regielly Caroline Raimundo Cognialli,
  • Gabriella Felber Fratucci,
  • Bruno Hassunuma Carneiro,
  • Karyna Leal Antonio,
  • Morgana Ferreira Voidaleski,
  • Larissa Molina Favarello,
  • Vania Aparecida Vicente,
  • Flávio Queiroz-Telles

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0480-2024
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 57

Abstract

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ABSTRACT Previously considered saprobe and non-pathogenic, the fungus Papiliotrema laurentii (formerly known as Cryptococcus laurentii), is rarely associated with human infection. Nevertheless, there has been an increase in reported infections by non-neoformans cryptococci. After a literature search on the Cochrane Library, LILACS, SciELO, MEDLINE, PubMed, and PMC (PubMed Central) databases, we conclude that this is the first case report of fungemia and probable meningitis caused by Papiliotrema laurentii in a previously immunocompetent host with associated COVID-19.

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