Systemic infection caused by Trichosporon asahii in a patient with liver transplant.
Trichosporon species are emerging pathogens capable of causing severe infections in immunocompromised patients. In this paper, we report a case of systemic infection in a liver transplant patient caused by Trichosporon asahii to show the etiologic agent's aggressiveness and poor therapeutic results with the different antifungals employed.
Biasoli
Marisa S
MS
Centro de Referencia de Micologia (CEREMIC), Facultad de Ciencias Bioquimicas y Farmaceuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Rosario, Argentina. biasolimarisa@yahoo.com.ar
Carlson
Damian
D
Chiganer
Gaston J
GJ
Parodi
Roberto
R
Greca
Alcides
A
Tosello
Maria E
ME
Luque
Alicia G
AG
Montero
Antonio
A
D000328:Adult; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009181:Mycoses / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D014250:Trichosporon / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D055815:Young Adult