Peripherally-inserted central catheter-related fungemia due to hansenula polymorpha in a patient with pancreatic cancer

The methylotrophic yeast Hansenula polymorpha, used mainly as an industrial agent in the production of pharmaceuticals, has rarely been reported to cause disease. The case of a 47-year old Pilipino male with pancreatic cancer presented here is the second reported in the literature. Major risk factor...

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Main Author: Musa Abubakar Garbati
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of Global Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.jgid.org/article.asp?issn=0974-777X;year=2012;volume=4;issue=4;spage=220;epage=221;aulast=Garbati