| Literature DB >> 12089311 |
Davey Smith1, David Metzgar, Christopher Wills, Joshua Fierer.
Abstract
Saccharomyces cerevisiae is a yeast commonly used in baking and a frequent colonizer of human mucosal surfaces. It is considered relatively nonpathogenic in immunocompetent adults (J. N. Aucott, J. Fayan, H. Grossnicklas, A. Morrissey, M. M. Lederman, and R. A. Salata, Rev. Infect. Dis. 12:406-411, 1990). We present a case of S. cerevisiae fungemia and aortic graft infection in an immunocompetent adult. This is the first reported case of S. cerevisiae fungemia where the identity of the pathogen was confirmed by rRNA sequencing.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID: 12089311 PMCID: PMC120603 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.40.7.2691-2692.2002
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948