<i>Trichosporon inkin</i> meningitis in a pediatric patient diagnosed via metagenomic sequencing
This diagnosis, which was challenging to make in the absence of a positive culture, highlights the utility of metagenomic sequencing methods and fungal biomarkers in identifying infectious agents and ensuring timely diagnosis and management of patients with rare fungal infections of the central nervous system.
Authors
- Christine M. Salvatore (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2087-1044)
- Kathryn E. Phillips (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5592-3078)
- Sarah Kidd (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5957-4178)
- Lars F. Westblade (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3079-7674)
- Charles Y. Chiu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2915-2094)
- Karen P. Acker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6559-5517)
- Sallie R. Permar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1438-4554)
- Melanie M. Dubois (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9972-8533)
- Claire E Dysart
- Jin-Young Han (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6500-3945)
- Rebecca Marrero Rolón
- Jamie Marino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-5604-7117)
- David M. Berman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7396-4906)
Institutions
- South Australia Pathology (AU)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- Cornell University (US)
- Laboratoire National de Référence (MA)
- Weill Cornell Medicine (US)
- The University of Adelaide (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- ASM Case Reports
- Published
- 2025-08-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1128/asmcr.00053-25
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.40