Letícia Kraft, Victoria Stadler Tasca Ribeiro, Luiz Pedro Petroski, Roberto Hirochi Herai, Kamila Chagas Peronni, David Livingstone Alves Figueiredo, Fábio Araujo Motta, Felipe Francisco Tuon
Rare emerging pathogens such as Saprochaete clavata are associated with invasive fungal diseases, high morbidity, mortality, rapidly fatal infections, and outbreaks. However, little is known about S. clavata infections, epidemiology, risk factors, treatment, biofilms, and disease outcomes. The objective of this study was to describe a new case of severe S. clavata infection in a patient diagnosed at a referral children's hospital in Brazil, including antifungal minimal inhibitory concentration, S. clavata biofilm characterization, and molecular characterization...
2023: Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo