Pseudozyma aphidis fungemia after abdominal surgery: First adult case

Pseudozyma aphidis fungemia after abdominal surgery: First adult case

Pseudozyma aphidis is an environmental Basidiomycete yeast, and has been involved in the ten past years in rare cases of invasive infection. Pseudozyma species are naturally resistant to caspofungin and often present decreased susceptibility or resistance to fluconazole. This fungus may be difficult...

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Main Authors: Agathe Herb, Marcela Sabou, Jean-Baptiste Delhorme, Patrick Pessaux, Didier Mutter, Ermanno Candolfi, Valérie Letscher-Bru
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-06-01
Series:Medical Mycology Case Reports
Subjects:
Pseudozyma aphidis
Fungemia
Antifungal susceptibility
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211753915000111
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Summary:Pseudozyma aphidis is an environmental Basidiomycete yeast, and has been involved in the ten past years in rare cases of invasive infection. Pseudozyma species are naturally resistant to caspofungin and often present decreased susceptibility or resistance to fluconazole. This fungus may be difficult to recognize and misidentifications are reported with conventional phenotypical methods. We report a case of P. aphidis invasive infection in an adult with a metastatic ampulloma who had gone through digestive surgery.
ISSN:2211-7539

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