Wickerhamomyces anomalous: A Rare Cause of Fungemia Causing Febrile Neutropenia in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Joint Authors
Gupta, Pratima
Mehta, Vibha
Mohanty, Aroop
Meena, Suneeta
Rahul, J. S.
Uttam Kumar, Nath
Chattopadhyay, Debranjani
Bakliwal, Anamika
Choudhary, Ranjana
Source
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-12-29
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Candida bloodstream infection is the major cause of increased morbidity and mortality (20–49%) in hospitalized patients in both paediatric and adult age groups.
Due to the increase in the number of immunocompromised patients, other important species such as Trichosporon asahii and Debaryomyces hansenii are emerging.
One such organism, Wickerhamomyces anomalous, previously known as Pichia anomala (teleomorph stages of several Candida species), is increasingly being reported as a cause of fungemia in neonatal intensive care units and is now increasingly being reported in a lot of immunosuppressive conditions such as interstitial lung disease, endocarditis, enteritis, corticosteroids, and chemotherapy uptake.
Though this yeast is ubiquitous in nature, systemic infections from isolated cases and sporadic outbreaks with high mortality have been reported in ICUs, which emphasize the importance to consider this fungus within the diagnostic possibilities.
Here, we report a case of catheter-related bloodstream infection (CRBSI) caused by W.
anomalus in a leukemic immunosuppressed patient who was successfully treated by early detection and treatment of this emerging fungus.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Mehta, Vibha& Mohanty, Aroop& Meena, Suneeta& Rahul, J. S.& Uttam Kumar, Nath& Chattopadhyay, Debranjani…[et al.]. 2020. Wickerhamomyces anomalous: A Rare Cause of Fungemia Causing Febrile Neutropenia in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Mehta, Vibha…[et al.]. Wickerhamomyces anomalous: A Rare Cause of Fungemia Causing Febrile Neutropenia in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1148292
American Medical Association (AMA)
Mehta, Vibha& Mohanty, Aroop& Meena, Suneeta& Rahul, J. S.& Uttam Kumar, Nath& Chattopadhyay, Debranjani…[et al.]. Wickerhamomyces anomalous: A Rare Cause of Fungemia Causing Febrile Neutropenia in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1148292
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1148292