Lodderomyces elongisporus masquerading as Candida parapsilosis as a cause of bloodstream infections

Shawn R Lockhart; Shawn A Messer; Michael A Pfaller; Daniel J Diekema

doi:10.1128/JCM.01790-07

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Lodderomyces elongisporus masquerading as Candida parapsilosis as a cause of bloodstream infections

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Lodderomyces elongisporus masquerading as Candida parapsilosis as a cause of bloodstream infections

Shawn R Lockhart, Shawn A Messer, Michael A Pfaller and Daniel J Diekema

Journal of clinical microbiology, Vol.46(1), pp.374-376

01/2008

DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01790-07

PMCID: PMC2224306

PMID: 17959765

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Abstract

Ten yeast bloodstream isolates identified as Candida parapsilosis by conventional methods grew as turquoise blue colonies on Chromagar media. Subsequent sequence analysis showed that these isolates were the species Lodderomyces elongisporus. To our knowledge, this is the first published report of L. elongisporus as a cause of human disease.

Antifungal Agents - pharmacology

DNA, Fungal - genetics

RNA, Ribosomal, 18S - genetics

Humans

Middle Aged

Saccharomycetales - isolation & purification

Male

DNA, Fungal - chemistry

Saccharomycetales - classification

Fungemia - microbiology

DNA, Ribosomal - chemistry

Fungemia - diagnosis

RNA, Ribosomal - genetics

Sequence Analysis, DNA

Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid

Microbial Sensitivity Tests

Saccharomycetales - genetics

Aged, 80 and over

Adult

Female

Aged

Saccharomycetales - metabolism

Infant, Newborn

DNA, Ribosomal - genetics

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Title: Subtitle: Lodderomyces elongisporus masquerading as Candida parapsilosis as a cause of bloodstream infections
Creators: Shawn R Lockhart - Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Department of Pathology, 6008 BT GH, 200 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City, IA 52242-1009, USA. shawn-lockhart@uiowa.edu
Shawn A Messer
Michael A Pfaller
Daniel J Diekema
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Journal of clinical microbiology, Vol.46(1), pp.374-376
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01790-07
PMID: 17959765
PMCID: PMC2224306
NLM abbreviation: J Clin Microbiol
ISSN: 0095-1137
eISSN: 1098-660X
Publisher: United States
Language: English
Date published: 01/2008
Academic Unit: Infectious Diseases; Epidemiology; Pathology; Internal Medicine
Record Identifier: 9983986261402771

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