Neonatal fungemia caused by Lodderomyces elongisporus: first case report in Latin America.

Autor: Silva CMD; University of Pernambuco, Faculty of Medicine, Serra Talhada, Pernambuco, Brazil. Electronic address: carolina.silva@upe.br., Jucá MB; Agamenon Magalhães Hospital, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil., Melo ASA; Federal University of São Paulo, Special Mycology Laboratory, São Paulo, Brazil., Lima SL; Federal University of São Paulo, Special Mycology Laboratory, São Paulo, Brazil., Galvão PVM; University of Pernambuco, Faculty of Medicine, Serra Talhada, Pernambuco, Brazil., Macêdo DPC; Federal University of Pernambuco, Pharmaceutical Sciencies Department, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil., Neves RP; Federal University of Pernambuco, Medical Mycology Departament, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease [Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis] 2023 Dec; Vol. 107 (4), pp. 116077. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Sep 03.
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2023.116077
Abstrakt: Premature hospitalized neonates have a greater risk for candidemia, however, fungemia due to rare opportunistic yeasts have been recently reported and is associated with high mortality rates. We herein report the first case in Latin America of Lodderomyces elongisporus fungemia in a premature neonate with a fatal outcome.
Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
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