The significance of blood cultures positive for emerging saprophytic moulds in cancer patients

M. S. Lionakis; G. P. Bodey; J. J. Tarrand; I. I. Raad; D. P. Kontoyiannis

doi:10.1111/j.1469-0691.2004.00933.x

The significance of blood cultures positive for emerging saprophytic moulds in cancer patients

M. S. Lionakis, G. P. Bodey, J. J. Tarrand, I. I. Raad, D. P. Kontoyiannis

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

33 Scopus citations

Abstract

The significance of blood cultures positive for emerging saprophytic moulds (e.g., Scedosporium apiospermum, Scedosporium prolificans, Paecilomyces spp.) was evaluated in 30 cancer patients (1996-2002). Diagnostic criteria proposed previously for evaluation of aspergillaemia were used. Blood cultures positive for emerging saprophytic moulds represented 1% of all positive fungal cultures. One case of catheter-related fungaemia was excluded. The remaining 29 cases consisted of true (n = 5), probable (n = 1), indeterminate (n = 7) fungaemia, and contamination (n = 16). True fungaemia was seen only in leukaemia patients and allogeneic bone marrow transplant recipients. S. apiospermum and S. prolificans were the commonest causes of true fungaemia.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	922-925
Number of pages	4
Journal	Clinical Microbiology and Infection
Volume	10
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-0691.2004.00933.x
State	Published - Oct 2004

Keywords

Blood cultures
Cancer patients
Emerging saprophytic moulds
Fungaemia
Scedosporium spp.

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Microbiology (medical)
Infectious Diseases

Access to Document

10.1111/j.1469-0691.2004.00933.x

Cite this

@article{2c8a886d09f14acabf761d582492d772,

title = "The significance of blood cultures positive for emerging saprophytic moulds in cancer patients",

abstract = "The significance of blood cultures positive for emerging saprophytic moulds (e.g., Scedosporium apiospermum, Scedosporium prolificans, Paecilomyces spp.) was evaluated in 30 cancer patients (1996-2002). Diagnostic criteria proposed previously for evaluation of aspergillaemia were used. Blood cultures positive for emerging saprophytic moulds represented 1% of all positive fungal cultures. One case of catheter-related fungaemia was excluded. The remaining 29 cases consisted of true (n = 5), probable (n = 1), indeterminate (n = 7) fungaemia, and contamination (n = 16). True fungaemia was seen only in leukaemia patients and allogeneic bone marrow transplant recipients. S. apiospermum and S. prolificans were the commonest causes of true fungaemia.",

keywords = "Blood cultures, Cancer patients, Emerging saprophytic moulds, Fungaemia, Scedosporium spp.",

author = "Lionakis, {M. S.} and Bodey, {G. P.} and Tarrand, {J. J.} and Raad, {I. I.} and Kontoyiannis, {D. P.}",

year = "2004",

month = oct,

doi = "10.1111/j.1469-0691.2004.00933.x",

language = "English (US)",

volume = "10",

pages = "922--925",

journal = "Clinical Microbiology and Infection",

issn = "1198-743X",

publisher = "Elsevier Limited",

number = "10",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - The significance of blood cultures positive for emerging saprophytic moulds in cancer patients

AU - Lionakis, M. S.

AU - Bodey, G. P.

AU - Tarrand, J. J.

AU - Raad, I. I.

AU - Kontoyiannis, D. P.

PY - 2004/10

Y1 - 2004/10

N2 - The significance of blood cultures positive for emerging saprophytic moulds (e.g., Scedosporium apiospermum, Scedosporium prolificans, Paecilomyces spp.) was evaluated in 30 cancer patients (1996-2002). Diagnostic criteria proposed previously for evaluation of aspergillaemia were used. Blood cultures positive for emerging saprophytic moulds represented 1% of all positive fungal cultures. One case of catheter-related fungaemia was excluded. The remaining 29 cases consisted of true (n = 5), probable (n = 1), indeterminate (n = 7) fungaemia, and contamination (n = 16). True fungaemia was seen only in leukaemia patients and allogeneic bone marrow transplant recipients. S. apiospermum and S. prolificans were the commonest causes of true fungaemia.

AB - The significance of blood cultures positive for emerging saprophytic moulds (e.g., Scedosporium apiospermum, Scedosporium prolificans, Paecilomyces spp.) was evaluated in 30 cancer patients (1996-2002). Diagnostic criteria proposed previously for evaluation of aspergillaemia were used. Blood cultures positive for emerging saprophytic moulds represented 1% of all positive fungal cultures. One case of catheter-related fungaemia was excluded. The remaining 29 cases consisted of true (n = 5), probable (n = 1), indeterminate (n = 7) fungaemia, and contamination (n = 16). True fungaemia was seen only in leukaemia patients and allogeneic bone marrow transplant recipients. S. apiospermum and S. prolificans were the commonest causes of true fungaemia.

KW - Blood cultures

KW - Cancer patients

KW - Emerging saprophytic moulds

KW - Fungaemia

KW - Scedosporium spp.

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=6444230940&partnerID=8YFLogxK

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=6444230940&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2004.00933.x

DO - 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2004.00933.x

M3 - Article

C2 - 15373888

AN - SCOPUS:6444230940

SN - 1198-743X

VL - 10

SP - 922

EP - 925

JO - Clinical Microbiology and Infection

JF - Clinical Microbiology and Infection

IS - 10

ER -

The significance of blood cultures positive for emerging saprophytic moulds in cancer patients

Abstract

Keywords

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this