Urinary tract infection caused by Hansenula anomala.
A case of urinary tract infection due to Hansenula anomala is reported. The infection occurred in a cadaver kidney transplant patient who was receiving immuno-suppression therapy. Survey of the literature revealed that human infections due to this organism are rare and its causal relationship in urinary tract infection has not been previously reported.
Qadri
S M
SM
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Al Dayel
F
F
Strampfer
M J
MJ
Cunha
B A
BA
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D009181:Mycoses / Q000382:microbiology*; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D010843:Pichia / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004718:Saccharomycetales / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000382:microbiology*