Rhodotorula minuta: uncommon yeast isolated as the causative agent of a right hip joint infection

Rhodotorula species including Rhodotorula minuta are emerging yeast pathogens defined particularly in immunocompromised patients. In this study the patient was a woman with a history of diabetes mellitus (DM) and uterus cancer, which was treated with chemotherapy following hysterectomy. The patient...

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Published in:Journal de mycologie médicale 2005-03, Vol.15 (1), p.52-55
Main Authors: Cerikcioglu, Nilgun, Tetik, Cihangir, Mulazimoglu, Lutfiye
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Candida albicans
Enterobacter cloacae
Escherichia coli
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Hip joint infection
Infection d'articulation de la hanche
Infectious diseases
Medical sciences
Microbiology
Miscellaneous
Mycology
Mycoses
Rhodotorula
Rhodotorula minuta
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Summary:Rhodotorula species including Rhodotorula minuta are emerging yeast pathogens defined particularly in immunocompromised patients. In this study the patient was a woman with a history of diabetes mellitus (DM) and uterus cancer, which was treated with chemotherapy following hysterectomy. The patient had more than one operation on her hip joint due to several complaints including restriction in movement and severe pain. The cultures obtained during operations revealed several microorganisms including Candida albicans, Enterobacter cloacae, ESBL (+) Escherichia coli and lastly R. minuta. The last agent, R. minuta was treated successfully with fluconazole. This is the second case of hip joint infection caused by R. minuta, which was hardly isolated following a long period of cultivation. Les espèces de Rhodotorula, y compris Rhodotorula minuta, sont des levures pathogènes émergentes, en particulier chez les patients immunodéprimés. Ce rapport concerne le cas d'une patiente souffrant de diabète et d'un cancer de l'utérus traité par chimiothérapie après hystérotomie. La patiente a subit plusieurs opérations au niveau de l'articulation de la hanche en raison de diverses plaintes à propos d'une gêne au mouvement et de douleurs. Les cultures réalisées après prélèvements chirurgicaux ont révélés la présence de plusieurs microorganismes dont Candida albicans, Enterobacter cloacae, ESBL (+) Escherichia coli et R. minuta. Ce dernier agent a été traité avec succès par le fluconazole. Il s'agit du second cas d'infection d'articulation de la hanche causé par R. minuta, qui a été isolé difficilement après une longue période d'incubation.
ISSN:1156-5233
1773-0449
DOI:10.1016/j.mycmed.2005.01.002