Sternal wound infection by Trichosporon inkin following cardiac surgery

Frances Davies; Sarah Logan; Elizabeth Johnson; John L. Klein

doi:10.1128/JCM.00208-06

Sternal wound infection by Trichosporon inkin following cardiac surgery

Frances Davies^*, Sarah Logan, Elizabeth Johnson, John L. Klein

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NIS: Bristol Mycology Reference Laboratory General

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Abstract

Wound infection following cardiac surgery is well described but is rarely due to fungal infection. We describe a case of sternal wound infection caused by Trichosporon inkin with a fatal outcome, in an immunocompetent patient following aortic root surgery.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2657-2659
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Clinical Microbiology
Volume	44
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.00208-06
Publication status	Published - Jul 2006

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Sternal wound infection by Trichosporon inkin following cardiac surgery

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