Saccharomyces cerevisiae fungemia in a multiply traumatized patient.
A case of Saccharomyces cerevisiae fungemia in a severely traumatized patient is described. This organism, although usually considered a nonpathogen, may occasionally cause serious illness in debilitated patients.
Manzella
J P
JP
Department of Medicine, York Hospital, PA 17405.
Shaffer
S
S
Agarwal
N
N
Kellogg
J A
JA
D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000150:complications*; D009181:Mycoses / Q000209:etiology*; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae