Mixed bloodstream infection with Staphylococcus aureus and Penicillium chrysogenum in an immunocompromised patient: case report and review of the literature

Authors: Swoboda-Kopec E.; Wroblewska M.M.; Rokosz A.; Luczak M.

Source: Clinical Microbiology & Infection, Volume 9, Number 11, November 2003 , pp. 1116-1117(2)

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Abstract:

We report a case of an immunocompromised patient who developed a mixed bacterial–fungal bloodstream infection involving Staphylococcus aureus and Penicillium chrysogenum. To date, no reports of such mixed bloodstream infection have been found.

Keywords: Bloodstream infection; Staphylococcus aureus; Penicillium chrysogenum

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1469-0691.2003.00718.x

Affiliations: 1: Department of Medical Microbiology, Medical University of Warsaw, 5 Chalubinskiego Street, 02-004 Warsaw, Poland

Publication date: 2003-11-01