Trichoderma species in urine: an emerging pathogen or a contaminant
Journal Title: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CURRENT RESEARCH - Year 2015, Vol 7, Issue 5
Abstract
A 50 year old diabetic male patient with underlying Chronic Alcoholic liver disease and Hepato-renal syndrome type 2, presented with chief complaints of fever and pain over right side of the abdomen along with vomiting and generalised weakness. On two occasions, in the routine examination of un-centrifuged and centrifuged urine, we found septate hyphal mass. After culture on Saboraud’s Dextrose Agar (SDA), morphologically we diagnosed it as Trichoderma species. Due to lack of definitive diagnostic tools, we could not establish its pathogenic role but since the patient was immunocompromised and catheterised, we could not rule out the organism as a mere contaminant. This scenario prompted us to report the case.
Authors and Affiliations
Dr. Mandira Chakraborty, Dr. Sangeeta Das Ghosh Dr. Dipankar Paul,, Dr. Indrani Bhattacharyya, Dr. Manoj Kumar Gupta, MD. Samidul Hoque
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