First Report of Brain Abscess Associated with Pseudozyma species in a Patient with Astrocytoma.
10.3343/kjlm.2010.30.3.284
- Author:
Sangsun HWANG
1
;
Juwon KIM
;
Seoyoung YOON
;
Yeji CHA
;
Myungsook KIM
;
Dongeun YONG
;
Jong Hee CHANG
;
Seok Hoon JEONG
;
Young UH
;
Kyungwon LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Pseudozyma species;
Molecular diagnostic techniques;
Brain abscess
- MeSH:
Aged;
Astrocytoma/*complications;
Brain Abscess/complications/diagnosis/*microbiology;
Brain Diseases/*complications;
DNA, Fungal/genetics;
Humans;
Male;
Mycological Typing Techniques;
Phylogeny;
RNA, Ribosomal/genetics;
Ustilaginales/classification/genetics/*isolation &purification
- From:The Korean Journal of Laboratory Medicine
2010;30(3):284-288
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
A yeast-like strain was isolated from the brain abscess of a patient diagnosed with astrocytoma. Morphological and molecular analysis on D1/D2 domain in the 26S rRNA gene and internal transcript spacer region of the strain revealed that the strain belonged to the genus Pseudozyma. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report on the isolation of a Pseudozyma strain from brain abscess.
