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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, January 2008, p. 380-384, Vol. 46, No. 1
0095-1137/08/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.01137-07
Copyright © 2008, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

CASE REPORT

Lasiodiplodia theobromae Pneumonia in a Liver Transplant Recipient{triangledown}

Patrick C. Y. Woo,1,2,3 Susanna K. P. Lau,1,2,3 Antonio H. Y. Ngan,3 Herman Tse,1,2,3 Edward T. K. Tung,3 and Kwok-Yung Yuen1,2,3*

State Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases,1 Research Centre of Infection and Immunology,2 Department of Microbiology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong3

Received 7 June 2007/ Returned for modification 26 July 2007/ Accepted 31 October 2007

We report a case of Lasiodiplodia theobromae pneumonia in a patient who died 14 days after cadaveric-liver transplantation. His condition was complicated by Enterococcus faecium peritonitis. Direct microscopy analysis of the bronchoalveolar lavage specimens showed septate hyphae. A dematiaceous mold was recovered and identified as L. theobromae by microscopic morphology and EF1{alpha} gene sequencing.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: State Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Department of Microbiology, The University of Hong Kong, University Pathology Building, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong. Phone: (852) 28554892. Fax: (852) 28551241. E-mail: hkumicro{at}hkucc.hku.hk

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 14 November 2007.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, January 2008, p. 380-384, Vol. 46, No. 1
0095-1137/08/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.01137-07
Copyright © 2008, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





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