title: Kodamaea (Pichia) ohmeri fungemia in a pediatric patient admitted in a public hospital.
abstract: Kodamaea (Pichia) ohmeri is a yeast species that has not been reported to be a frequent cause of human infections. The current report describes a case of fungemia caused by K. ohmeri in a 3-year-old female patient hospitalized in the public hospital Maria Alice Fernandes, Natal, RN, Brazil. The patient had previously received antimicrobial therapy due to a peritoneal infection and nosocomial pneumonia, and had a central venous catheter implanted. Kodamaea ohmeri was isolated from blood and the tip of the catheter, 48 h after its implantation. The yeast was identified by standard microbiological methods and sequence analysis of the D1/D2 domains and the ITS 1 + 2 spacer regions of the ribosomal DNA. On CHROMagar Candida medium, the isolate showed a color change from pink to blue. The yeast was susceptible to amphotericin B, and liposomal AmB was used successfully to clear the infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte- Natal, Brazil.
authors.forename: Jadson Duque
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: De Barros
authors.forename: Suerda Maria Nogueira
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Do Nascimento
authors.forename: Fernanda Janaína Silva
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: De Araújo
authors.forename: Regina De Fátima Dos Santos
authors.initials: Rde F
authors.lastname: Braz
authors.forename: Vania Sousa
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Andrade
authors.forename: Bart
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Theelen
authors.forename: Teun
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Boekhout
authors.forename: Maria Teresa
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Illnait-Zaragozi
authors.forename: Maria Narriman Guimarães
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Gouveia
authors.forename: Maria Conceição
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Fernandes
authors.forename: Maria Goretti Lins
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Monteiro
authors.forename: Maria Tereza Barreto
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: De Oliveira
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000382:microbiology; D002648:Child; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D016469:Fungemia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D006779:Hospitals, Public; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010843:Pichia / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: C068538:liposomal amphotericin B; D000666:Amphotericin B