Successful Treatment ofTrichosporon mucoidesInfection with Fluconazole in a Heart and Kidney Transplant Recipient

Open Access

15 February 2003

journal article
case report
Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases

Vol. 36 (4) , e63-e66
https://doi.org/10.1086/367665

Abstract

Trichosporon species are an emerging cause of infection, particularly among transplant recipients. We report what we believe to be the first case of successful management of disseminated Trichosporon mucoides infection with orally administered fluconazole in a heart and kidney transplant recipient.

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