Lodderomyces elongisporus: a bloodstream pathogen of greater clinical significance

The true clinical significance of Lodderomyces elongisporus remains underestimated as a result of problems associated with its identification by the VITEK 2 yeast identification system. Here we describe a case of L. elongisporus primary progressive fungaemia in a woman with no known risk factors for...

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Main Authors: K. Al-Obaid, S. Ahmad, L. Joseph, Z. Khan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-11-01
Series:New Microbes and New Infections
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S205229751830060X