Torulopsis glabrataFungemia during Prolonged Intravenous Alimentation Therapy

FUNGAL infections, rare in surgical patients, may follow prolonged antimicrobial therapy or may occur when systemic resistance factors are depleted. Saprophytic fungi, consistently present in the environment, can produce clinical infections that have been described as "opportunistic."1 , 2 Recently, the frequency of such infections has increased strikingly. More uncommon species are emerging as etiologic agents in severe and sometimes fatal infections.A case of Torulopsis glabrata fungemia occurred in a patient with cancer while she was receiving radiation therapy and parenteral alimentation. The source of infection was the indwelling subclavian catheter. A review of the literature reveals only five reported cases . . .