Fungemia due to Aureobasidium pullulans

Jorge Verdecia; Christopher A. Jankowski; Meredith L. Reynolds; Yvette McCarter; Malleswari Ravi

Medical Mycology Case Reports (Sep 2022)

Fungemia due to Aureobasidium pullulans

Jorge Verdecia,
Christopher A. Jankowski,
Meredith L. Reynolds,
Yvette McCarter,
Malleswari Ravi

Affiliations

Jorge Verdecia: Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Florida, Jacksonville, USA; Corresponding author.
Christopher A. Jankowski: Department of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Jacksonville, USA
Meredith L. Reynolds: Department of Microbiology, University of Florida, Jacksonville, USA
Yvette McCarter: Department of Pathology, University of Florida, Jacksonville, USA
Malleswari Ravi: Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Florida, Jacksonville, USA

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 37
pp. 26 – 28

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Aureobasidium pullulans is a yeast-like dematiaceous fungus ubiquitous in nature. It is a rare cause of skin and soft tissue infection, peritonitis, and catheter-related fungemia in certain human hosts. We report a case of recurrent A. pullulans catheter-related fungemia that was successfully treated with caspofungin, posaconazole, and catheter removal.

Published in Medical Mycology Case Reports

ISSN: 2211-7539 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General); Science: Biology (General)
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/medical-mycology-case-reports/

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