Central Venous Catheter-related Fungemia Caused by Rhodotorula glutinis

Medical Mycology Journal
Fabio MigliettaMaria Pizzolante

Abstract

Bloodstream infection due to Rhodotorula glutinis is extremely rare and mostly associated with underlying immunosuppression or cancer. Vascular access devices provide the necessary surfaces for biofilm formation and are currently responsible for a significant percentage of human infections. In this work, we describe a rare case of central venous catheter-related Rhodotorula glutinis fungemia in a female patient with acute myelogenous leukemia in remission. The timely removal of central venous catheter was an essential element for overcoming this CVC-related Rhodotorula fungemia.

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Sep 30, 2018·Mycoses·Petros IoannouGeorge Samonis

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