Disseminated nosocomial fungal infection by Aureobasidium pullulans var. melanigenum:: a case report

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作者
Bolignano, G
Criseo, G
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[1] Univ Messina, Dipartimento Sci Microbiol Genet & Mol, I-98166 Messina, Italy
[2] Osped Riuniti Reggio Calabria, Microbiol Lab, Reggio Di Calabria, Italy
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10.1128/JCM.41.9.4483-4485.2003
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
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We report on a rare case of disseminated nosocomial fungal infection due to Aureobasidium pullulans var. melanigenum in a severely traumatized patient. Repeated blood and urine cultures yielded multicellular filamentous hyphal structures of varying size accompanied by budding yeast-like-cells of ellipsoidal morphology. The patient became asymptomatic after fluconazole therapy.
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