Adler, A., Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Ein Kerem, Jerusalem, Israel
Hidalgo-Grass, C., Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Ein Kerem, Jerusalem, Israel
Boekhout, T., CBS Fungal Diversity Centre (CBS-KNAW), Utrecht, Netherlands
Theelen, B., CBS Fungal Diversity Centre (CBS-KNAW), Utrecht, Netherlands
Sionov, E., Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Ein Kerem, Jerusalem, Israel
Polacheck, I., Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Ein Kerem, Jerusalem, Israel
Hidalgo-Grass, C., Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Ein Kerem, Jerusalem, Israel
Boekhout, T., CBS Fungal Diversity Centre (CBS-KNAW), Utrecht, Netherlands
Theelen, B., CBS Fungal Diversity Centre (CBS-KNAW), Utrecht, Netherlands
Sionov, E., Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Ein Kerem, Jerusalem, Israel
Polacheck, I., Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Ein Kerem, Jerusalem, Israel
We describe a case of Pichia farinosa bloodstream infection in a lymphoma patient. Phenotypic methods failed to identify the isolate, which was identified by sequence-based methods. This case highlights the importance of implementing molecular methods for the identification of rare fungal pathogens. Copyright © 2007, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.
