The opportunistic yeast pathogen Trichosporon asahii colonizes the skin of healthy individuals: analysis of 380 healthy individuals by age and gender using a nested polymerase chain reaction assay

• Published in: Microbiology and immunology Vol. 55; no. 7; p. 483
• Main Authors: Zhang, Enshi, Sugita, Takashi, Tsuboi, Ryoji, Yamazaki, Takashi, Makimura, Koichi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Australia 01.07.2011
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Age Factors; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Carrier State - epidemiology; Carrier State - microbiology; Child; Child, Preschool; DNA, Fungal - genetics; DNA, Ribosomal Spacer - genetics; Female; Genotype; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Japan; Male; Middle Aged; Mycological Typing Techniques; Polymerase Chain Reaction - methods; Prevalence; Sex Factors; Skin - microbiology; Trichosporon - classification; Trichosporon - genetics; Trichosporon - isolation & purification; Young Adult; Japan

Deep-seated trichosporonosis is an opportunistic fungal infection with a poor prognosis and high mortality rate. The major causative agent is Trichosporon asahii; its route of infection is not clear. To elucidate whether this microorganism is part of the cutaneous microbiota, we examined skin sample...