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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, October 2007, p. 3456-3458, Vol. 45, No. 10
0095-1137/07/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00788-07
Copyright © 2007, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

CASE REPORT

Pichia farinosa Bloodstream Infection in a Lymphoma Patient{triangledown}

A. Adler,1 C. Hidalgo-Grass,1 T. Boekhout,2 B. Theelen,2 E. Sionov,1 and I. Polacheck1*

The Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Ein Kerem, Jerusalem, Israel,1 CBS Fungal Diversity Centre (CBS-KNAW), Utrecht, The Netherlands2

Received 12 April 2007/ Returned for modification 17 May 2007/ Accepted 31 July 2007

We describe a case of Pichia farinosa bloodstream infection in a lymphoma patient. Phenotypic methods failed to identify the isolate, which was identified by sequence-based methods. This case highlights the importance of implementing molecular methods for the identification of rare fungal pathogens.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: The Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Ein Kerem, Jerusalem, Israel. Phone: 972-2-677-6592. Fax: 972-2-676-9206. E-mail: polacek{at}md.huji.ac.il

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 15 August 2007.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, October 2007, p. 3456-3458, Vol. 45, No. 10
0095-1137/07/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00788-07
Copyright © 2007, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





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