Abstract

Trichosporon species are emerging opportunistic yeasts that cause life-threatening disseminated disease in severely immunocompromised patients. Trichosporon japonicum is a very rare cause of invasive trichosporonosis. We describe a case of Trichosporon japonicum fungemia in an immunocompetent patient with a transcutaneous biventricular assist device.

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Title
Trichosporon japonicum Fungemia and Ventricular Assist Device Infection in an Immunocompetent Patient
Author
Bongomin, Felix 1 ; Otu, Akaninyene 2 ; Calisti, Giorgio 3 ; Richardson, Malcolm D 4 ; Barnard, James 5 ; Venkateswaran, Rajamiyer 6 ; Vergidis, Paschalis 7 

 Department of Medical Microbiology & Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Gulu University, Gulu, Uganda 
 Department of Infectious Diseases, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK; The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK 
 Department of Microbiology, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK 
 Mycology Reference Centre Manchester, ECMM Centre of Excellence in Clinical and Laboratory Mycology and Clinical Studies, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK 
 Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Wythenshawe Hospital Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK 
 Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Wythenshawe Hospital Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK; Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK 
 Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 
Publication year
2019
Publication date
Sep 2019
Publisher
Oxford University Press
e-ISSN
23288957
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
3170955353
Copyright
© The Author(s) 2019. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Infectious Diseases Society of America. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.