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Mycoses ; 57(1): 64-8, 2014 Jan.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23834440

ABSTRACT

The Ustilaginomycetous basidiomycete yeast, Pseudozyma aphidis has recently been implicated in potentially fatal disorders ranging from subcutaneous mycoses to disseminated infections. Till date a solitary case of P. aphidis fungaemia in a paediatric patient has been reported. We present a case of fungaemia due to P. aphidis in a rhesus factor-isoimmunised, low-birth-weight neonate. The isolate was identified by sequencing the D1/D2 domain of the LSU region. Antifungal susceptibility of the isolate revealed susceptibility to amphotericin B, voriconazole, itraconazole, isavuconazole and posaconazole. It had high minimum inhibitory concentrations of fluconazole and was resistant to flucytosine and echinocandins. Consequently, the patient was successfully treated with intravenous amphotericin B. Although the source of infection could not be traced, as the neonate developed fungaemia on the first day of life, it could possibly be from the maternal urogenital tract or intrahospital transmission. A review of previously published cases revealed that risk factors for invasive Pseudozyma spp. infections were similar to those previously reported for non-albicans Candida spp. Pseudozyma species are underreported due to the difficulty of identifying this rare yeast pathogen by commercial identification systems. Considering that Pseudozyma spp. cause invasive fungal infections globally and are resistant to flucytosine, fluconazole and echinocandins, this pathogen assumes a greater clinical significance.


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Fungemia/microbiology , Infant, Newborn, Diseases/microbiology , Ustilaginales/isolation & purification , Antifungal Agents/pharmacology , Drug Resistance, Fungal , Fungemia/diagnosis , Fungemia/drug therapy , Humans , Infant, Newborn , Infant, Newborn, Diseases/diagnosis , Infant, Newborn, Diseases/drug therapy , Male , Microbial Sensitivity Tests , Ustilaginales/drug effects
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Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis ; 76(1): 46-50, 2013 May.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23537782

ABSTRACT

Candida nivariensis is a cryptic species, phenotypically indistinguishable from Candida glabrata and identified by molecular methods. Aside its isolation from broncho-alveolar lavage, we report for the first time the etiologic role of C. nivariensis in 4 patients with vulvovaginal candidiasis. Of 100 phenotypically identified C. glabrata isolates originating from vaginal swabs, 4 were identified as C. nivariensis by polymerase chain reaction and confirmed by sequencing. All of the C. nivariensis isolates exhibited white colonies on CHROMagar. Phylogenetic analysis revealed genotypic diversity in the C. nivariensis isolates originating from within or outside of India. Barring a solitary C. nivariensis isolate with MIC, 16 µg/mL of fluconazole, the rest were susceptible to voriconazole, itraconazole, posaconazole, isavuconazole, amphotericin B, and echinocandins. The patient with high fluconazole MIC did not respond to fluconazole therapy. It is suggested that the prevalence of this species is likely to be much higher than apparent from the sporadic published reports.


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Candida/drug effects , Candida/isolation & purification , Candidiasis, Vulvovaginal/diagnosis , Drug Resistance, Fungal , Adult , Amphotericin B/therapeutic use , Antifungal Agents/therapeutic use , Candida/classification , Candida/genetics , Candidiasis, Vulvovaginal/drug therapy , DNA, Fungal/genetics , Echinocandins/therapeutic use , Female , Fluconazole/therapeutic use , Genotype , Humans , India , Itraconazole/therapeutic use , Microbial Sensitivity Tests , Nitriles/therapeutic use , Phenotype , Phylogeny , Polymerase Chain Reaction , Pyridines/therapeutic use , Pyrimidines/therapeutic use , Sequence Analysis, DNA , Tertiary Care Centers , Triazoles/therapeutic use , Voriconazole , Young Adult
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