[Kodamaea ohmeri fungemia associated with surgery].
We report a case of fungemia caused by Kodamaea (Pichia) ohmeri associated with surgery in a patient with a history of diabetes and chronic renal failure. Kodamaea ohmeri is a yeast rarely involved in human infections. Since the first report of a case of fungemia in 1998, only thirteen cases of K. ohmeri infection have been so far described in the medical literature.
García-Tapia
Ana
A
Servicio de Microbiologí a y Parasitología, Hospital Puerta del Mar, Calle Ana de Viya 13-2B, 11009 Cádiz, Spain.
García-Agudo
Rebeca
R
Marín
Pilar
P
Conejo
Juan Luis
JL
García-Martos
Pedro
P
D000315:Adrenalectomy; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D016469:Fungemia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D009392:Nephrectomy; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D004718:Saccharomycetales / Q000302:isolation & purification*