title: Endocarditis caused by Rhodotorula infection.
abstract: Rhodotorula is an emerging opportunistic fungal pathogen that is rarely reported to cause endocarditis. We describe a case involving a patient who developed endocarditis due to Rhodotorula mucilaginosa and Staphylococcus epidermidis, proven by culture and histopathology. The case illustrates the unique diagnostic and therapeutic challenges relevant to Rhodotorula spp.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Matthew S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Simon
authors.forename: Selin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Somersan
authors.forename: Harjot K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Barry
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hartman
authors.forename: Brian L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Wickes
authors.forename: Stephen G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Jenkins
authors.forename: Thomas J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Walsh
authors.forename: Audrey N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Schuetz
mesh_terms: D060085:Coinfection / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D020459:Genes, rRNA; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D006801:Humans; D008853:Microscopy; D008875:Middle Aged; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009181:Mycoses / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D012331:RNA, Fungal / Q000235:genetics; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D012248:Rhodotorula / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D013212:Staphylococcus epidermidis / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D004271:DNA, Fungal; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer; D012331:RNA, Fungal; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal; C065096:RNA, ribosomal, 26S