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Rhodotorula mucilaginosa as a cause of recurrent pulmonary infection and liver infiltration in a patient with CLL

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Fischer, J., Hamacher, L., Hallek, M., Cornely, O.A., Kochanek, M. and Boell, B. treated the patient and wrote the manuscript. Fries, J. performed the section of the patient and the liver histology. We thank the patient and her family for allowing us to publish her case for education purposes.

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  1. 1st Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Cologne, Kerpener Str. 62, D-50931, Cologne, Germany

    Julia Fischer, L. Hamacher, M. Hallek, O. A. Cornely, M. Kochanek & B. Boell

  2. Germany Cologne Excellence Cluster on Cellular Stress Responses in Aging-Associated Diseases (CECAD), University of Cologne, Joseph-Stelzmann-Str. 26, D-50931, Cologne, Germany

    Julia Fischer, M. Hallek & O. A. Cornely

  3. German Centre for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner Site Bonn-Cologne, Kerpener Str. 62, D-50931, Cologne, Germany

    Julia Fischer & O. A. Cornely

  4. Institute of Pathology, University Hospital of Cologne, Kerpener Str. 62, D-50931, Cologne, Germany

    J. Fries

  5. Center for Integrated Oncology CIO Köln/Bonn, University of Cologne, Kerpener Str. 62, D-50931, Cologne, Germany

    M. Hallek, O. A. Cornely, M. Kochanek & B. Boell

  6. Clinical Trials Centre Cologne, ZKS Köln, University of Cologne, Kerpener Str. 62, D-50931, Cologne, Germany

    O. A. Cornely

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J.F. was funded by a clinical leave stipend from the German Centre for Infection Research (DZIF), partner site Bonn-Cologne, Kerpener Str. 62, D-50,931 Cologne, Germany and by a starter grant from Köln-Fortune, Cologne, Germany.

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J.F., L.H., J.F., M.H., M.K. and B.B. declare that they have no conflict of interest. OAC is supported by the German Federal Ministry of Research and Education, has received research grants from 3M, Actelion, Astellas, AstraZeneca, Basilea, Bayer, Celgene, Cubist/Optimer, Duke University (NIH UM1AI104681), Genzyme, Gilead, GSK, Leeds University, Merck/MSD, Miltenyi, NanoMR, Pfizer, Quintiles, Scynexis, Viropharma, is a consultant to Amplyx, Anacor, Astellas, Basilea, Cidara, Da Volterra, Daiichi Sankyo, F2G, Genentech/Roche, Gilead, Matinas, MedPace, Merck/MSD, Merck Serono, Pfizer, Sanofi Pasteur, Scynexis, Seres, Summit, Vical, Vifor and has received lecture honoraria from Astellas, Basilea, Gilead, Merck/MSD and Pfizer.

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J. Fischer and L. Hamacher equally contributed to this work.

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Fischer, J., Hamacher, L., Fries, J. et al. Rhodotorula mucilaginosa as a cause of recurrent pulmonary infection and liver infiltration in a patient with CLL. Ann Hematol 95, 1569–1570 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00277-016-2726-7

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