Torulopsis glabrata pneumonia: value of serologic testing.
An immunocompromised patient with severe hypoxemia was found by transbronchial lung biopsy to have Torulopsis glabrata as the sole pathogen in lung. An antibody response to this organism was demonstrated, confirming its role as a pathogen and indicating a role for serodiagnosis of T glabrata infection.
D000328:Adult; D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002175:Candida / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006660:Histoplasmosis / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D012293:Rifampin / Q000008:administration & dosage
D000666:Amphotericin B; D012293:Rifampin