torulopsosis

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An opportunistic infection in humans caused by the yeast Torulopsis glabrata and usually seen in patients treated with antibiotics, corticosteroids, or immunosuppressive agents.

torulopsosis

[tôr′yəlopsō′sis, tôr′yoo͡lop′səsis]

Etymology: L, torulus, small swelling; Gk, opsis, appearance, osis, condition

an infection with the yeast Torulopsis glabrata, a normal inhabitant of the oropharynx, GI tract, and skin. T. glabrata causes disease in severely debilitated patients, in those with impaired immune function, and sometimes in those having prolonged urinary catheterization. Systemic infection is usually treated with amphotericin B.

torulopsosis

infection by torulopsis.

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