Breast implant infection caused by Trichosporon beigelii.
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.
Reddy
Bhavananda T
BT
Department of Infections Diseases, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston 77030, USA.
Torres
Harrys A
HA
Kontoyiannis
Dimitrios P
DP
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*
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D015725:Fluconazole