Catheter-related bloodstream infection due to Lodderomyces elongisporus.

Catheter-related bloodstream infection due to Lodderomyces elongisporus. Jpn J Infect Dis. 2016 Jan 8; Authors: Hatanaka S, Nakamura I, Fukushima S, Ohkusu K, Matsumoto T Abstract Lodderomyces elongisporus is known to cause infrequent bloodstream infections and has been isolated from Asia and Mexico. We encountered a catheter-related blood stream infection, which involved some risk factors, due to L. elongisporus masquerading as Candida parapsilosis. A 39-year-old man who received a total arch and thoracoabdominal aortic replacement was admitted under the diagnosis of aorto-esophageal fistula. After thoracic drainage for aorto-esophageal fistula, catheter-related blood stream infection was diagnosed. Micafungin (100 mg per day) was successfully administered to treat catheter-related bloodstream infection for 42 days in total.The bloodstream and catheter tip yeast was grown on Candida agar medium and it produced dark green colonies indicating C. albicans. We performed sequencing analysis using a GenBank BLAST search. The sequence of the ITS region was 99.9% identical with that of the type strain Lodderomyces elongisporus.This yeast organism has frequently been technically mistaken for non-albicans Candida. Furthermore, the prognosis and risk factors of L. elongisporus infection remain unclear due to the scarcity of reported cases. Catheter-related bloodstream infection owing to this organism has not been described to date. PMI...
Source: Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Tags: Jpn J Infect Dis Source Type: research