Trichosporon species

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The basidiomycetous yeast Trichosporon may cause severe lung exacerbation in cystic fibrosis patients – clinical analysis of Trichosporon positive patients in a Munich cohort

The relevance of Trichosporon species for cystic fibrosis (CF) patients has not yet been extensively investigated. Methods: The clinical course of CF patients with Trichosporon spp. in their respiratory secretions was analysed between 2003 and 2010 in the Munich CF center. All respiratory samples of 360 CF patients (0 – 52.4 years; mean FEV1 2010 81.4% pred) were investigated.

10p vimontana2711 05-04-2021 15 2 Download

Rare case of Trichosporon mucoides skin infection in an immuno-competent patient

Trichosporon spp. are ubiquitous fungi and form normal flora on skin and gastrointestinal tract of humans. There are at least nine Trichosporon species that are potentially pathogenic to humans. A 29 year old male visited our lab for skin scraping and examination of diffuse de-pigmented patches over both soles associated with scaling for more than a month. Skin scraping was done from both the soles. On direct KOH mount, budding yeast cells with hyphae were seen, suggestive of yeast like fungus. The culture growth was identified as T.

4p nguaconbaynhay6 23-06-2020 10 0 Download