Disseminated Protothecosis Caused by Prototheca zopfii in a Liver Transplant Recipient

Prototheca is a genus of achlorophyllic algae present ubiquitously in the environment. Human infections are rare affecting immunocompromised individuals. We report a case of fatal algaemia caused by Prototheca zopfii in a patient who underwent liver transplant. Tissue diagnosis is mandatory for diag...

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Autores principales: Rao, Polati Vishnu, Sethuraman, Nandini, Ramanathan, Yamunadevi, Gopalakrishnan, Ram
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2018
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6276319/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30581267
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jgid.jgid_55_17
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author Rao, Polati Vishnu
Sethuraman, Nandini
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description Prototheca is a genus of achlorophyllic algae present ubiquitously in the environment. Human infections are rare affecting immunocompromised individuals. We report a case of fatal algaemia caused by Prototheca zopfii in a patient who underwent liver transplant. Tissue diagnosis is mandatory for diagnosing rare entities in seriously ill, immunocompromised individuals.
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spelling pubmed-62763192018-12-21 Disseminated Protothecosis Caused by Prototheca zopfii in a Liver Transplant Recipient Rao, Polati Vishnu Sethuraman, Nandini Ramanathan, Yamunadevi Gopalakrishnan, Ram J Glob Infect Dis Case Report Prototheca is a genus of achlorophyllic algae present ubiquitously in the environment. Human infections are rare affecting immunocompromised individuals. We report a case of fatal algaemia caused by Prototheca zopfii in a patient who underwent liver transplant. Tissue diagnosis is mandatory for diagnosing rare entities in seriously ill, immunocompromised individuals. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2018 /pmc/articles/PMC6276319/ /pubmed/30581267 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jgid.jgid_55_17 Text en Copyright: © 2018 Journal of Global Infectious Diseases http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 This is an open access journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as appropriate credit is given and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.
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Disseminated Protothecosis Caused by Prototheca zopfii in a Liver Transplant Recipient
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title_short Disseminated Protothecosis Caused by Prototheca zopfii in a Liver Transplant Recipient
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6276319/
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