Geotrichum in blood stream of an infant.

Abstract

Geotrichosis, an infection rarely mentioned in the United States, is probably commoner than realized. Europe and certain South American countries have been aware of the fungus Geotrichum for many years and have reported its varying types of pathogenesis. There is increasing evidence that it will be found oftener in the United States when clinicians and laboratories become aware of its characteristics. In France, Brumpt, 1 in an excellent summary of Geotrichum infections, listed 20 species reported by various writers. Reeves, 2 in the southern United States, reported 79 cases of bronchomycoses, two of which were geotrichosis. He stated that in geotrichosis the chest roentgenogram resembles that of chronic tuberculosis, with heavy studding along the bronchi and frequent cavitation. Kunstadter and Milzer 3 consider Geotrichum of sufficient importance to include Geotrichum extract with routine skin tests for detection of mycotic infections. One of the most detailed discussions of this disease is