Case report: First case of fungemia caused by Papiliotrema laurentii in a patient with SARS-CoV-2 infection.
Regielly Caroline Raimundo CognialliGabriella Felber FratucciBruno Hassunuma CarneiroKaryna Leal AntonioMorgana Ferreira VoidaleskiLarissa Molina FavarelloVânia Aparecida VicenteFlávio de Queiroz TellesPublished in: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (2024)
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.