Rhodotorula rubra fungaemia in an immunosuppressed patient

Rhodotorula rubra fungaemia in an immunosuppressed patient

We report the case of a patient who, following surgical removal of an extensive tumour of the bowel, developed fungaemia. The yeast was isolated from repeated blood and urine cultures and identified as Rhodotorula rubra on the basis of macroscopic and microscopic features. Following treatment with a...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology 1999-03, Vol.12 (2), p.169-170
Hauptverfasser: Papadogeorgakis, H., Frangoulis, E., Papaefstathiou, C., Katsambas, A.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Amphotericin B - therapeutic use
Antifungal Agents - administration & dosage
Antifungal Agents - therapeutic use
Fungaemia
Fungemia - diagnosis
Fungemia - drug therapy
Humans
Immunocompromised Host
Immunosuppression
Intestinal Neoplasms - surgery
Male
Middle Aged
Mycoses - diagnosis
Mycoses - drug therapy
Opportunistic Infections - diagnosis
Opportunistic Infections - drug therapy
Postoperative Complications
Rhodotorula
Rhodotorula rubra
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Zusammenfassung:We report the case of a patient who, following surgical removal of an extensive tumour of the bowel, developed fungaemia. The yeast was isolated from repeated blood and urine cultures and identified as Rhodotorula rubra on the basis of macroscopic and microscopic features. Following treatment with amphotericin B, the patient's condition improved and the cultures became sterile.
ISSN:0926-9959
1468-3083
DOI:10.1111/j.1468-3083.1999.tb01010.x