title: Pichia anomala (Candida pelliculosa) fungemia in a patient with sickle cell disease.
abstract: This case report discusses a patient with sickle cell disease who presented with fungemia from Pichia anomala (teleomorph: Candida pelliculosa). The organism was identified as P. anomala by MALDI-TOF VITEK mass spectrometry and VITEK 2 yeast identification card. Pichia anomala should be considered in sickle cell patients with recurrent fungemia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
authors.forename: Austin W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: Emily J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Cartwright
authors.forename: Sujan C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.forename: Colleen S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Kraft
authors.forename: Yun F
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000755:Anemia, Sickle Cell / Q000150:complications*; D000818:Animals; D016469:Fungemia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008828:Microbiological Techniques; D016533:Mycological Typing Techniques; D010843:Pichia / Q000737:chemistry / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D019032:Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization; D055815:Young Adult