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Published on: March 22, 2011
Prototheca wickerhamii mimicking yeast: a cautionary tale
B McMullan1, K Muthiah, D Stark
1Department of Microbiology, St. Vincent's Hospital, 390 Victoria St., Darlinghurst, NSW 2010, Australia. brendanoch@yahoo.co.uk
Journal of Clinical Microbiology
|June 10, 2011
Abstract:
Prototheca spp. are environmental algae that may cause serious infection in the immunocompromised patient. Clinical manifestations may mimic other diseases. We present a case of fatal infection in a 78-year-old cardiac transplant recipient and discuss pitfalls in the clinical and laboratory diagnoses.

