title: Saccharomyces cerevisiae-associated diarrhea in an immunocompetent patient with ulcerative colitis.
abstract: Infectious diarrhea is common in cases of ulcerative colitis (UC), caused by resistance to treatment. In particular, it has been associated with cytomegalovirus or infection has rarely been observed in human beings, but has never been seen in immunocompetent patients. We report a case of intestinal infection presenting as acute diarrhea in a patient with a 10-year history of UC who was never treated with immunosuppressants.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Catholic University Gemelli Hospital, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Marcello
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Candelli
authors.forename: Enrico Celestino
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Nista
authors.forename: Manuela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nestola
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Armuzzi
authors.forename: Nicolò Gentiloni
authors.initials: NG
authors.lastname: Silveri
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gasbarrini
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gasbarrini
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000908:Antibodies, Fungal / Q000032:analysis*; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000382:microbiology*; D015725:Fluconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016469:Fungemia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D008297:Male; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000908:Antibodies, Fungal; D000935:Antifungal Agents; D015725:Fluconazole