Rhodotorula fungemia: two cases and a brief review.
Med Mycol
; 49(8): 879-82, 2011 Nov.
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ABSTRACT
Rhodotorula is emerging as an important cause of nosocomial and opportunistic infections. We present two cases of Rhodotorula mucilaginosa fungemia diagnosed over a period of 3 months at our hospital. The first case was of a pre-term neonate in the neonatal ICU who presented with respiratory failure and sepsis. The second involved an adult female who had been injured in a road traffic accident requiring an operation for a hematoma and was later shifted to the medical ICU. For a new hospital like ours, finding two cases of Rhodotorula fungemia within a span of 3 months prompted us to describe them in this report. These cases emphasize the emerging importance of Rhodotorula mucilaginosa as a pathogen and the importance of identification and MIC testing for all fungal isolates recovered from the blood stream.
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Rhodotorula
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Infecções Oportunistas
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Fungemia
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Doenças do Prematuro
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Antifúngicos
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En
Ano de publicação:
2011
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Article