title: Breast implant infection caused by Trichosporon beigelii.
abstract: We describe herein an immunocompetent patient who developed a breast implant infection caused by Trichosporon beigelii. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of such an infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infections Diseases, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston 77030, USA.
authors.forename: Bhavananda T
authors.initials: BT
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.forename: Harrys A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Torres
authors.forename: Dimitrios P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Kontoyiannis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018427:Breast Implants / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D015725:Fluconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D009181:Mycoses / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D014250:Trichosporon / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D015725:Fluconazole