title: Outbreak of Saccharomyces cerevisiae subtype boulardii fungemia in patients neighboring those treated with a probiotic preparation of the organism.
abstract: We report an outbreak of Saccharomyces cerevisiae subtype boulardii fungemia among three intensive care unit roommates of patients receiving lyophilized preparations of this fungus. The fungemia was probably due to central venous catheter contamination and resolved after fluconazole treatment. The need for stringent application of proper hygiene when using a probiotic preparation of this organism is emphasized.
authors: III Clinica Medica, Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica, Università degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza, Rome, Italy. mcassone@libero.it
authors: Marco
authors: M
authors: Cassone
authors: Pietro
authors: P
authors: Serra
authors: Francesca
authors: F
authors: Mondello
authors: Antonietta
authors: A
authors: Girolamo
authors: Sandro
authors: S
authors: Scafetti
authors: Eleonora
authors: E
authors: Pistella
authors: Mario
authors: M
authors: Venditti
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009181:Mycoses / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D012384:Rome / Q000453:epidemiology; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D015002:Yeast, Dried / Q000009:adverse effects*