Catheter-related blood stream infection caused by Millerozyma farinosa in an immunocompetent patient: a case report and a brief review of the literature.
New Microbiol
; 45(2): 142-147, 2022 04.
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ABSTRACT
Millerozyma farinose is a halotolerant yeast that has recently been described as an emerging human pathogen, especially in immunocompromised patients. Both the diagnostic process and treatment options are still unclear. Here, we report a case of an immunocompetent oncological patient who developed a catheter-related bloodstream infection (CRBSI) with a concomitant respiratory tract infection caused by M. farinosa. In this report, we discuss how prompt microbiological identification and attentive evaluation of the patient's clinical status can play a significant role in the appropriate management of infections caused by uncommon fungi. MALDI-TOF technology has also substantially improved the timely diagnosis of rare fungi. Furthermore, our diagnosis was subsequently confirmed by 5.8S rRNA sequencing. In our patient, the rapid diagnosis of fungaemia was crucial, together with catheter removal and the initiation of antifungal treatment, for the patient's clinical improvement.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Bacteriemia
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Saccharomycetales
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Infecciones Relacionadas con Catéteres
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
New Microbiol
Asunto de la revista:
MICROBIOLOGIA
Año:
2022
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Italia
Pais de publicación:
IT
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ITALIA
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ITALY
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ITÁLIA