Case Reports Microbiology 2024 Exercise 2: Magnusiomyces Capitatus: A Rare Cause of Fungemia in Neutropenic Patients

Authors

Katherine Schroeder Jerew, MD

Corewell Health Beaumont Hospital

Royal Oak, Michigan

Lauren Stanoszek, MD, PhD

Nicole Hubbard, MD

The University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences

Toledo, Ohio

Primary Audience: Pathologists and Clinical Scientists
Secondary Audience: Residents, Laboratory Technologist/Scientist (Includes all sub-specialty areas), Students, Pathologist Assistants,  Laboratory Directors and Educators

Upon completion of this activity, you will be able to:

·       review the epidemiology of Magnusiomyces (formerly Blastoschizomyces) capitatus;

·       describe methodologies used for the identification of M capitatus;

·       summarize the morphologic challenges in differentiation from Trichosporon species; and

·       discuss the in vitro antifungal susceptibility patterns of M capitatus.