Pichia farinosa bloodstream infection in a lymphoma patient

A. Adler, C. Hidalgo-Grass, T. Boekhout, B. Theelen, E. Sionov, I. Polacheck

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Abstract

We describe a case of Pichia farinosa bloodstream infection in a lymphoma patient. Phenotypic methods failed to identify the isolate, which was identified by sequence-based methods. This case highlights the importance of implementing molecular methods for the identification of rare fungal pathogens.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)3456-3458
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of clinical microbiology
Volume45
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2007
Externally publishedYes

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