title: Central venous catheter infection associated with Pseudozyma aphidis in a child with short gut syndrome.
abstract: Pseudozyma aphidis is a heterobasidiomycetous yeast related to the smut fungi in the genus Ustilago. Pseudozyma species are usually isolated from plants and rarely from clinical specimens. We report what is believed to be the first paediatric case of central venous catheter (CVC)-related fungaemia associated with P. aphidis. Prompt removal of the CVC in conjunction with anti-fungal therapy resulted in a successful outcome.
authors: Departments of Pediatric Surgery, Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.
authors: Shau-Shau
authors: SS
authors: Lin
authors: Departments of Pediatric Surgery, Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.
authors: Thomas
authors: T
authors: Pranikoff
authors: Department of Pediatrics, Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.
authors: Shani F
authors: SF
authors: Smith
authors: Mycotic Diseases Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA.
authors: Mary E
authors: ME
authors: Brandt
authors: Department of Pathology, Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.
authors: Kemery
authors: K
authors: Gilbert
authors: Department of Pathology, Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.
authors: Elizabeth L
authors: EL
authors: Palavecino
authors: Department of Pediatrics, Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.
authors: Avinash K
authors: AK
authors: Shetty
mesh_terms: D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D016469:Fungemia / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D009181:Mycoses / Q000382:microbiology; D012778:Short Bowel Syndrome / Q000628:therapy*; D014587:Ustilaginales / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*