Pulmonary fungal infection due to a Basidiomycete species (Ceriporia lacerata) in a HIV patient Lih-shinn Wang 1 , Chia-ching Jackie Wang 5 , Huei-jen Chao 3 , Siao-ru Lin 3 , Chih-bin Lin 2 , Yung-hsiang Hsu 4 Background: Basidiomycetes are rarely reported as a cause for invasive respiratory infection, despite airborne spores being abundant in the environment.