Case Report

A Rare Case of Prototheca Algaemia in a Patient with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Recent Belimumab Infusion

Table 1

Positive microbiology cultures during hospitalization.

DateSource of cultureOrganism

5/27/12UrineEscherichia coli
5/31/12Bronchoalveolar lavageCytomegalovirus
6/1/12BloodCytomegalovirus
6/12/12Bronchoalveolar lavagePneumocystis jiroveci
7/3/12Bronchoalveolar lavageHerpes simplex virus
7/9/12BloodCytomegalovirus
7/15/12UrineYeast, Enterococcus species
7/15/12BloodEnterococcus faecalis
7/19/12UrineYeast, Enterococcus species
7/19/12BloodEnterococcus faecalis,   Klebsiella pneumonia
7/20/12BloodPrototheca wickerhamii,   Klebsiella pneumonia