Isolation of Lodderomyces elongisporus from the Catheter Tip of a Fungemia Patient in the Middle East

Suhail Ahmad; Zia U. Khan; Molly Johny; Najat M. Ashour; Wehad H. Al-Tourah; Leena Joseph; Rachel Chandy

doi:10.1155/2013/560406

Case Reports in Medicine (Jan 2013)

Isolation of Lodderomyces elongisporus from the Catheter Tip of a Fungemia Patient in the Middle East

Suhail Ahmad,
Zia U. Khan,
Molly Johny,
Najat M. Ashour,
Wehad H. Al-Tourah,
Leena Joseph,
Rachel Chandy

Affiliations

Suhail Ahmad: Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Health Sciences Center, Kuwait University, P.O. Box 24923, 13110 Safat, Kuwait
Zia U. Khan: Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Health Sciences Center, Kuwait University, P.O. Box 24923, 13110 Safat, Kuwait
Molly Johny: Department of Microbiology, Al-Amiri Hospital, Ministry of Health, P.O. Box 4077, Safat 13041, Kuwait
Najat M. Ashour: Department of Medicine, Al-Amiri Hospital, Ministry of Health, P.O. Box 4077, Safat 13041, Kuwait
Wehad H. Al-Tourah: Department of Medicine, Al-Amiri Hospital, Ministry of Health, P.O. Box 4077, Safat 13041, Kuwait
Leena Joseph: Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Health Sciences Center, Kuwait University, P.O. Box 24923, 13110 Safat, Kuwait
Rachel Chandy: Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Health Sciences Center, Kuwait University, P.O. Box 24923, 13110 Safat, Kuwait

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/560406
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2013

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Lodderomyces elongisporus is phenotypically closely related to Candida parapsilosis and has recently been identified as an infrequent cause of bloodstream infections in patients from Asia and Mexico. We report here the isolation of Lodderomyces elongisporus from the catheter of a suspected case of fungemia. The identity of the isolate was confirmed by phenotypic characteristics and ribosomal DNA sequencing.

Published in Case Reports in Medicine

ISSN: 1687-9627 (Print); 1687-9635 (Online)
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine
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