TY - JOUR AU - Kappagoda, Shanthi AU - Adams, Jason AU - Luo, Robert AU - Banaei, Niaz AU - Concepcion, Waldo AU - Ho, Dora T1 - Fatal Emmonsia sp. Infection and Fungemia after Orthotopic Liver Transplantation T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2017 VL - 23 IS - 2 SP - 346 SN - 1080-6059 AB - We report a fatal case of disseminated Emmonsia sp. infection in a 55-year-old man who received an orthotopic liver transplant. The patient had pneumonia and fungemia, and multisystem organ failure developed. As human habitats and the number of immunocompromised patients increase, physicians must be aware of this emerging fungal infection. KW - Emmonsia sp. KW - fungi KW - infection KW - fungemia KW - orthotopic liver transplantation KW - fungal infection KW - liver transplant KW - United States KW - Pneumonia DO - 10.3201/eid2302.160799 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/2/16-0799_article ER - End of Reference