A rare case report of central line-associated bloodstream infection caused by Cryptococcus arboriformis.

نویسندگان

  • Yoshiro Hadano
  • Hajime Yoshii
  • Michio Hayashi
  • Hiroshi Oono
  • Reiko Tanaka
چکیده

Cryptococcus arboriformis (C. arboriformis) is a novel Cryptococcus species belonging to the genus Trichosporonales. This novel species was identified definitively in 2007 using D1/D2 26S ribosomal DNA gene sequencing. In this article, we present a rare case of central line-associated bloodstream infection caused by C. arboriformis with successful treatment of this infection.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Internal medicine

دوره 54 9  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2015