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A case of urinary tract infection due to Hansenula anomala is reported. The infection occurred in a cadaver kidney transplant patient who was receiving immuno-suppression therapy. Survey of the literature revealed that human infections due to this organism are rare and its causal relationship in urinary tract infection has not been previously reported.
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Qadri, S.M.H., Dayel, F.A., Strampfer, M.J. et al. Urinary tract infection caused by Hansenula anomala . Mycopathologia 104, 99–101 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00436934
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