Invasive Candida tropicalis Infection Caused by Catheter Biofilm in a Patient with Tongue Cancer.

Cicero Pinheiro InácioPaulo Sérgio Ramos de AraújoFabio André BraynerLuiz Carlos AlvesDyana Leal VerasRejane Pereira Neves

Published in: Mycopathologia (2019)

Systemic infections due to Candida tropicalis are conditions which can frequently lead to death. The aim of this report is to describe the features of C. tropicalis biofilm in a patient with catheter-associated fungemia.

Keyphrases

candida albicans
biofilm formation
pseudomonas aeruginosa
staphylococcus aureus
case report
papillary thyroid
young adults
childhood cancer