Rhodotorula rubra infection in infants with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Case report
Abstract
Rhodotorula species (spp.) are commensal yeasts of the family Sporidiobolaceae. Rhodotorula rubra is an opportunistic and emerging pathogen with the ability to colonize and infect susceptible patients like patients with malignant haematological diseases and it is associated with the use of central venous catheters. Only a few reports have linked found in immunocompromised children. In this article we present the case report of a lactating patient with a diagnosis of common acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B), who presented a fungal infection by Rhodotorula rubra.
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