Fungemia due to Trichosporon mucoides in a diabetes mellitus patient: A rare case report.
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2014-01
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Trichosporon species are widely distributed in nature and can occasionally belong to the human microbiota. For
many years, Trichosporon beigelii, the only species of this genus, was found as the aetiological agent of superfi cial
skin infection called white piedra. However, many cases of invasive trichosporonosis caused by different newly
delineated species of Trichosporon have been published in increasing numbers in recent past years, especially in
immunocompromised persons. We report a rare case of fungemia due to Trichosporon mucoides in a diabetes mellitus
patient, which will add to the emerging list of trichosporonosis infections.
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Fungemia, immunocompromised host, Trichosporon mucoides
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Padhi S, Dash M, Pattanaik S, Sahu S. Fungemia due to Trichosporon mucoides in a diabetes mellitus patient: A rare case report. Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology. 2014 Jan- Mar ; 32 (1): 72-74.