Trichosporon beigelii fungemia and metastatic pneumonia in a trauma patient.
Trichosporon beigelii is a fungus which usually produces cutaneous involvement in immunocompetent hosts, being rarely reported to cause systemic infection. A case of fungemia and metastatic pneumonia caused by Trichosporon beigelii in a trauma patient is reported.
Miró
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Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Clínic i Provincial, Barcelona, Spain.
Sacanella
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Nadal
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Lluch
M M
MM
Nicolás
J M
JM
Millá
J
J
Urbano-Márquez
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D000328:Adult; D016469:Fungemia / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009181:Mycoses / Q000209:etiology*; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000209:etiology*; D014250:Trichosporon / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000150:complications*