| Literature DB >> 24432219 |
Lola Cohen1, Stéphane Ranque2, Didier Raoult3.
Abstract
We report the case of a young psychotic intravenous drug user injecting herself with Saccharomyces cervisiae (boulardii). She experienced a 24 h fever, resolving spontaneously confirming, quasi experimentally, the inocuity of this yeast in a non-immunocompromised host.Entities:
Keywords: Fungemia; Saccharomyces cerevisiae boulardii; Self-inoculation
Year: 2013 PMID: 24432219 PMCID: PMC3885949 DOI: 10.1016/j.mmcr.2013.02.003
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Med Mycol Case Rep ISSN: 2211-7539