First Isolation of Trichophyton fischeri in the United States

AUTOR(ES)

Rosenthal, S. A.

FONTE

American Society for Microbiology

RESUMO

A 49-year-old male with Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia was seen at Bellevue Hospital in New York, N.Y. Sputum samples yielded cultures of Candida lusitaniae, Mycobacterium avium, and a filamentous fungus, Trichophyton fischeri. T. fischeri is a nonpathogenic fungus which resembles the dermatophyte Trichophyton rubrum. This is the first record of the species from U.S. sources. This case exemplifies the ecological differences between T. fischeri and T. rubrum and illustrates how correct identification of the former species can minimize diagnostic confusion. The two species are distinguished from each other by the type of growth on Casamino Acids-erythritol-albumin agar and by micromorphological differences.

Documentos Relacionados

• Report of the First Human Case of Lobomycosis in the United States
• Susceptibility of the Bacteroides fragilis group in the United States: analysis by site of isolation.
• Isolation and transmission of the Lyme disease spirochete from the southeastern United States.
• Isolation of Mycobacterium avium complex from water in the United States, Finland, Zaire, and Kenya.
• History of Medicine in the United States