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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, December 2003, p. 5827-5829, Vol. 41, No. 12
0095-1137/03/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.12.5827-5829.2003
Copyright © 2003, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Trichosporon inkin Peritonitis Treated with Caspofungin

Miguel G. Madariaga,* Allan Tenorio, and Laurie Proia

Rush Medical College and Cook County Hospital, Chicago, Illinois

Received 17 March 2003/ Returned for modification 11 September 2003/ Accepted 20 September 2003

Trichosporon inkin is one of six pathogenic species of the genus Trichosporon and the etiologic agent of pubic white piedra. Trichosporon species have been reported as a cause of disseminated infections, particularly among immunosuppressed patients. We describe the third reported case of T. inkin peritonitis associated with peritoneal dialysis and the first to be treated with caspofungin.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Section of Infectious Diseases, Rush Medical College, 600 S. Paulina St., Suite 143, Chicago, IL 60612. Phone: (312) 942-2051. Fax: (312) 94-22184. E-mail: migmad{at}worldnet.att.net.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, December 2003, p. 5827-5829, Vol. 41, No. 12
0095-1137/03/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.12.5827-5829.2003
Copyright © 2003, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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