title: Fatal Saccharomyces cerevisiae aortic graft infection.
abstract: Saccharomyces cerevisiae is a yeast commonly used in baking and a frequent colonizer of human mucosal surfaces. It is considered relatively nonpathogenic in immunocompetent adults (J. N. Aucott, J. Fayan, H. Grossnicklas, A. Morrissey, M. M. Lederman, and R. A. Salata, Rev. Infect. Dis. 12:406-411, 1990). We present a case of S. cerevisiae fungemia and aortic graft infection in an immunocompetent adult. This is the first reported case of S. cerevisiae fungemia where the identity of the pathogen was confirmed by rRNA sequencing.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Medicine, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA. d13smith@ucsd.edu
authors.forename: Davey
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Metzgar
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wills
authors.forename: Joshua
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fierer
mesh_terms: D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000637:transplantation*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D016469:Fungemia / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009181:Mycoses / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D010802:Phylogeny; D012331:RNA, Fungal / Q000235:genetics; D012337:RNA, Ribosomal, 18S / Q000235:genetics; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity*
chemical_list: D012331:RNA, Fungal; D012337:RNA, Ribosomal, 18S