A rare case of Saprochaete capitata fungemia in a critical ill patient without hematologic and oncological disorders

Sir, Increasingly, invasive fungal infections (IFI) are occurring in non-neutropenic patients treated in Intensive Care Unit (ICU)1. The majority of fungal infections in ICU is due to Candida species whereas fungemias due to filamentous or yeastlike fungi have rarely been encountered in the intensive care settings. Invasive geotrichosis has been reported exclusively in patients that showed signs of severe immunodeficiency, particularly those affected by hematological malignancies2 .We describe a rare case of Saprochaete capitata fungemia preceded by RSV community-acquired pneumonia with secondary lung infection due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa. This patient showed no signs of immunosuppression at the time of hospital admission; medical record and cell blood count test did not disclose any hematologic and oncological disorder; HIV, HBV and HCV tests resulted also negative.