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Cicero P Inácio1,2, Madi V Diniz2, Paulo Sergio R Araújo3,4, Marilane S Barros4, Melyna C L Andrade1, Reginaldo G Lima-Neto1, Danielle Patrícia C Macêdo5, Rejane P Neves6.
Abstract
Emergent fungal infections are uncommon conditions which frequently lead to death. To our knowledge, only a few cases of invasive infection by Cystobasidium minutum (previously known as Rhodotorula minuta) have been reported. Moreover, several factors are responsible for deep site infections, such as catheter-related fungemia. This report describes the first case report of Cystobasidium minutum causing fungemia in Brazil. The pathogens fungemia was demonstrated by catheter and blood culture-proven, and both yeasts were identified by sequences of D1/D2 rDNA region. After the end of antifungal therapy and catheter removal, a second blood culture was found to be negative and the clinical signs and symptoms of the patient improved.Entities:
Keywords: Carcinoma; Catheter; Cystobasidium minutum; Fungemia; Rhodotorula minuta
Year: 2020 PMID： 31897974 DOI： 10.1007/s11046-019-00415-x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Mycopathologia ISSN： 0301-486X Impact factor: 2.574