Disseminated infection with Saccharomyces kluyveri in a patient with AIDS.
A 47-year-old man with acquired immune deficiency syndrome was found to have disseminated Saccharomyces kluyveri infection. The yeast was isolated from blood and cerebro-spinal fluid. An autopsy revealed the presence of the microorganism in many organs including liver, kidneys, pancreas, spleen, lung, and brain. The case confirms a potential pathogenicity of yeasts of the genus Saccharomyces in patients with profound immune deficiency, especially in advanced HIV infection.
Pynka
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Dept. of Infectious Diseases, Pomeranian Medical Academy, Szczecin, Poland.
Wnuk
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Bander
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Syczewska
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Boroń
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Prost
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Wrzecion
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D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012440:Saccharomyces / Q000302:isolation & purification*