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

• Main Authors: 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
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2024
• Subjects: Papiliotrema; fungemia; SARS-CoV-2; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Arctic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0480-2024; https://doaj.org/article/1b48798036cb479abaaedbcdd196140d

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.