Bloodstream Infection of a Cancer Patient by Cystobasidium minutum: A Case Report and Literature Review
- 2 January 2020
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Mycopathologia
- Vol. 185 (2), 1-4
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11046-019-00415-x
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.Keywords
Funding Information
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (Processo CNPq n° 140352/2015-5)
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