%0 Journal Article %A Lu, Lenette L. %A Weil, Ana A. %A Wiederhold, Nathan %A Sutton, Deanna A. %A Chesnut, Lauren %A Lindner, Jonathan %A Fan, Hongxin %A Tingpej, Bhatraphol %A El-Khoury, Joseph %A Kwon, Douglas S. %T Probable case of Cephalotheca foveolata bloodstream infection %D 2015 %J JMM Case Reports, %V 2 %N 4 %@ 2053-3721 %C e000045 %R https://doi.org/10.1099/jmmcr.0.000045 %K bloodstream infection %K Cephalotheca foveolata %K saprobic fungus %I Microbiology Society, %X Introduction: Cephalotheca foveolata is a saprobic fungus recently described among clinical isolates. Case presentation: A 59-year-old man presented with fevers, upper back pain and shortness of breath after gastric tube removal following an oesophagectomy, oesophagojejunostomy and gastrostomy for management of oesophogeal adenocarcinoma. He had a suspected oesophageal leak and polymicrobial empyema. Blood cultures grew only C. foveolata. He improved clinically on empiric antifungal and broad-spectrum antibacterial therapy. Conclusion: We report a probable case of C. foveolata bloodstream infection. This is a newly recognized pathogen requiring molecular diagnostic methods to make an accurate diagnosis. %U https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/jmmcr/10.1099/jmmcr.0.000045