Low sensitivity of conventional fungal agars in fungemia by Rhodotorula mucilaginosa: description of two cases

• Main Authors: Carmen Alicia Garcia-Gutiérrez (Author), María Soledad Cuétara-García (Author), María Dolores Moragues (Author), Jorge Ligero (Author), Sara María Quevedo (Author), María José Buitrago (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Although most bloodstream yeast infections are caused by Candida spp., infections by rare or less common species have increased in recent years. Diagnosis of infections caused by these species is difficult due to the lack of specific symptoms and adequate diagnostic tools. Cases...