RESUMO
We present a case of Trichosporon asahii fatal infection recognized post mortem in a premature newborn baby of 685 g. Trichosporon asahii isolated from endovascular catheters and endotraqueal tube, is an opportunistic yeast described like an emergent pathogen in serious systemic infections and nosocomial infections in the neonatal intensive care units. The colonization and disease by this uncommon microorganism, usually is unspecific and has similar clinical presentation to other fungal infections with a bad prognosis.
Assuntos
Fungemia/microbiologia , Doenças do Prematuro/microbiologia , Trichosporon/isolamento & purificação , Evolução Fatal , Feminino , Humanos , Recém-Nascido , Recém-Nascido Prematuro , Índice de Gravidade de DoençaRESUMO
Se presenta un caso fatal de infección por Trichos-poron asahii diagnosticado post mortem en una neonato de pretérmino que pesó 685 grs al nacer. De los cultivos de catéteres y del tubo endotraqueal se aisló T. asahii, levadura oportunista descrita como un patógeno emergente en infecciones sistémicas graves e infecciones nosocomiales en las unidades de cuidados intensivos neonatales. La colonización y enfermedad por este microorganismo poco común suele ser inespecífica y con mal pronóstico, de presentación clínica similar a otras infecciones fúngicas.
We present a case of Trichosporon asahii fatal infection recognized post mortem in a premature newborn baby of 685 g. Trichosporon asahii isolated from endovascular catheters and endotraqueal tube, is an opportunistic yeast described like an emergent pathogen in serious systemic infections and nosocomial infections in the neonatal intensive care units. The colonization and disease by this uncommon microorganism, usually is unspecific and has similar clinical presentation to other fungal infections with a bad prognosis.