Malassezia pachydermatis fungemia in an adult with multibacillary leprosy

Malassezia pachydermatis is a relatively rare agent of bloodstream infections. We describe an unusual case of Malassezia fungemia in an adult patient hospitalized for Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia who was also found to have multibacillary leprosy. Treatment of the patient required extensive medic...

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Main Authors: Jorge Roman, Prabhava Bagla, Ping Ren, Lucas S. Blanton, Megan A. Berman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-06-01
Series:Medical Mycology Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211753916300343