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Trichosporon beigelii pneumonia in a neutropenic patient

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A case of pulmonary infection caused byTrichosporon beigelii is reported in an asthmatic patient undergoing steroid treatment who developed fever and lung infiltrates. Arthroconidia and blastoconidia were isolated from repeated sputum, bronchial aspirate and telescopic catheter samples. The infection coincided with neutropenia resulting from pyrazolone treatment. The response to amphotericin B treatment was favourable.

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  1. Department of Pulmonary Diseases, University of Valencia, 46010, Valencia, Spain

    J. Marin, E. Chiner & J. Franco

  2. Department of Microbiology, Department of Medicine, University of Valencia, 46010, Valencia, Spain

    R. Borras

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Marin, J., Chiner, E., Franco, J. et al. Trichosporon beigelii pneumonia in a neutropenic patient. Eur. J. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 8, 631–633 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01968145

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