Torulopsis glabrata fungemia secondary to stone colonization

Urology. 1978 Oct;12(4):444-6. doi: 10.1016/0090-4295(78)90300-x.

Abstract

A case of Torulopsis glabrata fungemia with persistent funguria and pyelonephritis secondary to colonization of renal calculus is presented. The importance of secondary colonization of renal calculi in persistent infection and septicemia is discussed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Candida
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Kidney Calculi / complications*
  • Mycoses* / etiology
  • Pyelonephritis / etiology
  • Sepsis / etiology*