title: Trichosporonosis due to Trichosporon beigelli in two hospitalized patients.
abstract: Trichosporon beigelli has been reported to cause invasive disease such as blood stream infection in severely immunocompromised patients. Two cases of urinary and disseminated trichosporonosis by Trichosporon beigelli in hospitalized patients, with predisposing factors such as prolonged hospital stay, continuous urinary catheterization and broad spectrum antibiotics are reported.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Institute of Cardio-Vascular Diseases, Madras Medical Mission, 4A, Dr. J J Nagar, Mogappair, Chennai.
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Chitra
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Verghese
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fernandez
authors.forename: Asha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mohan
authors.forename: Anitha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Abraham
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Methew
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001769:Blood / Q000382:microbiology; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009181:Mycoses / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D014250:Trichosporon; D014556:Urine / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents