Schwanniomyces etchellsii: An unusual cause of fungemia in a patient with cholecystitis

Ryan F. Relich; Bryan H. Schmitt; Jeremy Koehlinger; Nathan P. Wiederhold; Meghan May

doi:10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2015.11.010

Schwanniomyces etchellsii: An unusual cause of fungemia in a patient with cholecystitis

Ryan F. Relich, Bryan H. Schmitt, Jeremy Koehlinger, Nathan P. Wiederhold, Meghan May

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Abstract

Schwanniomyces species are largely unrecognized as being pathogenic, and a paucity of published reports exist regarding their role as infectious agents. Here, for the first time, we describe a case of human infection caused by Schwanniomyces etchellsii in a patient with cholecystitis.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	221-222
Number of pages	2
Journal	Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease
Volume	84
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2015.11.010
State	Published - Mar 1 2016

Keywords

Blood culture
Cholecystitis
Fungemia
Schwanniomyces etchellsii

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Microbiology (medical)
Infectious Diseases

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