Frontiers in Microbiology (Sep 2022)

Candida guilliermondii as an agent of postpartum subacute mastitis in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Case report

  • Tatiane Nobre Pinto,
  • Alana Kohn,
  • Gisela Lara da Costa,
  • Laura M. A. Oliveira,
  • Tatiana C. A. Pinto,
  • Manoel M. E. Oliveira

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2022.964685
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13

Abstract

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Candida spp. can cause mild-to-severe human infections. Certain species have been described as the etiologic agent of human mastitis, inflammation of the breast tissue. Mastitis affects millions of lactating women and can be a source of disease transmission to the infant. In this work, we report the detection of the unusual etiologic agent of human mastitis, Candida guilliermondii, isolated from the milk of a puerperal woman with subacute mastitis in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Species identification was performed by MALDI-TOF MS and genetic sequencing. The patient had a full recovery after antifungal therapy.

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