Opportunistic infection of the spleen caused by Aureobasidium pullulans | Zendy

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Opportunistic infection of the spleen caused by Aureobasidium pullulans

Author(s) -

Ira F. Salkin,

Jesús Antonio Álvarez Martínez,

M E Kemna

Publication year - 1986

Publication title -

journal of clinical microbiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349

H-Index - 255

eISSN - 1070-633X

pISSN - 0095-1137

DOI - 10.1128/jcm.23.5.828-831.1986

Subject(s) - aureobasidium pullulans , microbiology and biotechnology , spleen , biology , opportunistic infection , pathology , virology , medicine , immunology , viral disease , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , food science , fermentation

The mold Aureobasidium pullulans was isolated on several nutrient media from a splenic abscess in a patient with disseminated lymphoma. Examination of stained smears and paraffin sections revealed fungal structures characteristic of this organism. This is the first reported association of A. pullulans with an opportunistic visceral infection.

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