Isolation of Rhodotorula mucilaginosa from blood cultures in a tertiary care hospital

ConclusionsRhodotorula mucilaginosa may be present on the skin and blood cultures can be contaminated. Fungemia due to R. mucilaginosa is a rare clinical entity which requires risk factors but clinically relevant because of the multiresistant profile. Rhodotorula mucilaginosa shows high MIC values for azoles and echinocandins, therefore amphotericin B and flucytosine must be administered as antifungal therapy.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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