A Rare Case Report of Central Line-associated Bloodstream Infection Caused by Cryptococcus arboriformis

Yoshiro Hadano; Hajime Yoshii; Michio Hayashi; Hiroshi Oono; Reiko Tanaka

doi:10.2169/internalmedicine.54.3664

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A Rare Case Report of Central Line-associated Bloodstream Infection Caused by Cryptococcus arboriformis

Yoshiro Hadano, Hajime Yoshii, Michio Hayashi, Hiroshi Oono, Reiko Tanaka

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Keywords: Cryptococcus arboriformis, rare species, central venous catheter-related bloodstream infection

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2015 Volume 54 Issue 9 Pages 1141-1143

DOI https://doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.54.3664

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Abstract

Cryptococcus arboriformis (C. arboriformis) is a novel Cryptococcus species belonging to the genus Trichosporonales. This novel species was identified definitively in 2007 using D1/D2 26S ribosomal DNA gene sequencing. In this article, we present a rare case of central line-associated bloodstream infection caused by C. arboriformis with successful treatment of this infection.

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