Central Venous Catheter-related Fungemia Caused by Rhodotorula glutinis.
Bloodstream infection due to Rhodotorula glutinis is extremely rare and mostly associated with underlying immunosuppression or cancer. Vascular access devices provide the necessary surfaces for biofilm formation and are currently responsible for a significant percentage of human infections. In this work, we describe a rare case of central venous catheter-related Rhodotorula glutinis fungemia in a female patient with acute myelogenous leukemia in remission. The timely removal of central venous catheter was an essential element for overcoming this CVC-related Rhodotorula fungemia.
Laboratory of Microbiology, Vito Fazzi Regional Hospital.
Fabio
F
Miglietta
Maria
M
Letizia Faneschi
Adele
A
Braione
Claudio
C
Palumbo
Adriana
A
Rizzo
Giambattista
G
Lobreglio
Maria
M
Pizzolante
D062905:Central Venous Catheters / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000382:microbiology*; D020878:Device Removal; D005260:Female; D016469:Fungemia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute; D008875:Middle Aged; D012248:Rhodotorula / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity*