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Rare invasive fungal diseases
Disease Category: Fungal Diseases
Non-Candida yeast will include genera such as Cryptococcus, Trichosporon, Rhodotorula, Saccharomyces, Saprochaete, and Magnusiomyces. Each of these genera of yeast have been associated with severe illness in pediatric immune compromised patients, but very little is known about long-term outcomes, susceptibility profiles, and optimal therapeutic approaches for these pathogens. More recent epidemiology highlights that the non-Candida yeasts are more difficult to diagnose, often more resistant, and have significantly less published data to define outcomes.