title: First reported case of catheter-related fungemia due to Candida mengyuniae.
abstract: We report a case of intravenous catheter-associated fungemia caused by the recently described species Candida mengyuniae, a yeast not previously associated with human disease. The infection occurred in an 89-year-old woman with pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Yeast isolates recovered from a catheter and blood were identified as C. mengyuniae by sequencing of the 18S, 5.8S internal transcribed spacer, and D1/D2 26S ribosomal DNA domains.
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Investigación, Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora de Candelaria, Ctra. Del Rosario 100, 38010 Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Alcoba-Florez
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Laich
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pérez-Roth
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ode-Febles
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Méndez-Álvarez
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001769:Blood / Q000382:microbiology; D002175:Candida / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D058387:Candidemia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D055499:Catheter-Related Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D057785:Catheters / Q000382:microbiology; D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D020459:Genes, rRNA; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D012331:RNA, Fungal / Q000235:genetics; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D012337:RNA, Ribosomal, 18S / Q000235:genetics; D012340:RNA, Ribosomal, 5.8S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D004271:DNA, Fungal; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer; D012331:RNA, Fungal; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal; D012337:RNA, Ribosomal, 18S; D012340:RNA, Ribosomal, 5.8S; C065096:RNA, ribosomal, 26S