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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, October 2008, p. 3544-3545, Vol. 46, No. 10
0095-1137/08/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00873-08
Copyright © 2008, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

CASE REPORT

Femoral Prosthesis Infection by Rhodotorula mucilaginosa{triangledown}

Vincenzo Savini,1* Federica Sozio,2 Chiara Catavitello,1 Marzia Talia,1 Assunta Manna,1 Fabio Febbo,1 Andrea Balbinot,1 Giovanni Di Bonaventura,3 Raffaele Piccolomini,3 Giustino Parruti,2 and Domenico D'Antonio1

Clinical Microbiology and Virology Unit, Department of Transfusion Medicine, Spirito Santo Hospital, Pescara, Italy,1 Infectious Diseases Unit, Spirito Santo Hospital, Pescara, Italy,2 Clinical Microbiology, Aging Research Center (Ce.S.I.), and Department of Biomedical Sciences, Gabriele d'Annunzio University of Chieti-Pescara, Italy3

Received 6 May 2008/ Returned for modification 29 June 2008/ Accepted 16 August 2008

This case report is a case history of a femoral prosthesis infection caused by Rhodotorula mucilaginosa in a human immunodeficiency virus patient. Though the pathogenicity of this organism for bone tissue has been previously reported, this is the first reported case of an orthopedic prosthesis infection by this species of the genus Rhodotorula.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Clinical Microbiology and Virology Unit, Department of Transfusion Medicine, Spirito Santo Hospital, via Fonte Romana 8, 65100 Pescara, Italy. Phone: 320-6265740. Fax: 085-4252607. E-mail: vincsavi{at}yahoo.it

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 27 August 2008.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, October 2008, p. 3544-3545, Vol. 46, No. 10
0095-1137/08/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00873-08
Copyright © 2008, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





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