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Feyza Forum Guru Topics: 51 Posts: 1413	Apr 09, 2007 - 11:40 AM       #1 Thers a Q in Kaplan micro asking : what are the two fungi that cause problems in IV lines?? I know one is C.albicans...any idea about the second one ???
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alain Forum Newbie Topics: 0 Posts: 5	Apr 09, 2007 - 10:53 PM       #2 malasezzia furfur
Feyza Forum Guru Topics: 51 Posts: 1413	Apr 10, 2007 - 11:19 AM       #3 thanx alain...where did u read that ??
Feyza Forum Guru Topics: 51 Posts: 1413	Apr 10, 2007 - 11:25 AM       #4 heyy wait...I remember now ! in prem babies when we feed them with lipids ...and this is a lipophilic yeast on our flora ... gosh ! Im soo demoralised when I cant remember what I read and make connections
bactitech Forum Newbie Topics: 31 Posts: 606	Apr 16, 2007 - 9:31 PM       #5 M. furfur sometimes needs a lipid like olive oil added to the media to allow it to grow. We had one out of a blood culture a couple of years ago. We could see it on the smear but it wouldn't grow until we overlaid the plate with olive oil. I don't know the patient history unfortunately.
Feyza Forum Guru Topics: 51 Posts: 1413	Apr 16, 2007 - 10:35 PM       #6 thanx bactitech

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