title: Colonization of a voice prosthesis by Cryptococcus neoformans.
abstract: Tracheoesophageal voice prostheses in laryngectomized patients commonly deteriorate due to the presence of yeasts, particularly Candida species. We describe the first case of colonization of such a device by Cryptococcus neoformans in a patient with a history of glottic carcinoma. The isolate showed an identical genomic pattern with C. neoformans from pigeon excreta in the patient's environment.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory for Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Ghent University, Belgium.
authors.forename: T G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Bauters
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Moerman
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pini
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Vermeersch
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Nelis
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002277:Carcinoma; D010856:Columbidae / Q000382:microbiology; D003455:Cryptococcus neoformans / Q000145:classification / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D005931:Glottis; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery; D007825:Laryngectomy; D007831:Larynx, Artificial / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male