A rare case report of central line-associated bloodstream infection caused by Cryptococcus arboriformis

Intern Med. 2015;54(9):1141-3. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.54.3664. Epub 2015 May 1.

Abstract

Cryptococcus arboriformis (C. arboriformis) is a novel Cryptococcus species belonging to the genus Trichosporonales. This novel species was identified definitively in 2007 using D1/D2 26S ribosomal DNA gene sequencing. In this article, we present a rare case of central line-associated bloodstream infection caused by C. arboriformis with successful treatment of this infection.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Amphotericin B / administration & dosage*
  • Antifungal Agents / administration & dosage*
  • Catheter-Related Infections / drug therapy*
  • Catheter-Related Infections / microbiology
  • Catheterization, Central Venous / adverse effects*
  • Cryptococcosis / complications
  • Cryptococcosis / drug therapy
  • Cryptococcosis / microbiology*
  • Cryptococcus / isolation & purification*
  • DNA, Fungal / chemistry
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Phylogeny
  • RNA, Ribosomal
  • Shock, Septic / drug therapy
  • Shock, Septic / etiology
  • Shock, Septic / microbiology*
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Antifungal Agents
  • DNA, Fungal
  • RNA, Ribosomal
  • liposomal amphotericin B
  • Amphotericin B