Brief Review
Nosocomial Cryptococcal Infection
Abstract
NOSOCOMIAL Candida infections have become an increasingly common problem.1 Frequently, the source of infection is an indwelling intravenous catheter, and the clinical setting in which fungemia occurs is that of a debilitated, postoperative patient being treated with multiple antibiotics and receiving total parenteral nutrition.2 Other fungi, notably Torulopsis glabrata3 and several species of Phycomycetes, have also been reported to cause nosocomial fungemia. This report documents Cryplococcus neoformans as still another cause of hospital-acquired fungemia associated with the use of an intravenous catheter.This content is limited to qualifying members.
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