Concurrent bloodstream infection with Lodderomyces elongisporus and Candida parapsilosis

Bryant Koh; Catriona Halliday; Raymond Chan

Medical Mycology Case Reports (Jun 2020)

Concurrent bloodstream infection with Lodderomyces elongisporus and Candida parapsilosis

Bryant Koh,
Catriona Halliday,
Raymond Chan

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Bryant Koh: Department of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, New South Wales Health Pathology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Missenden Street, Camperdown, 2050, Australia; Corresponding author. Department of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Missenden Street, Camperdown, NSW, Australia.
Catriona Halliday: Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Laboratory Services, ICPMR, New South Wales Health Pathology, Westmead Hospital, Hawkesbury Road, Westmead, 2145, Australia
Raymond Chan: Department of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, New South Wales Health Pathology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Missenden Street, Camperdown, 2050, Australia

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 28
pp. 23 – 25

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We report the case of a 54-year-old patient with central venous catheter related mixed candidaemia with Lodderomyces elongisporus and Candida parapsilosis, who responded to line removal and anidulafungin therapy.Mixed candidaemia was detected on Candida chromogenic agar. Identification of the two isolates was confirmed by MALDI-TOF MS (Bruker). Antifungal susceptibility testing revealed different antifungal MICs. This is the first reported case of mixed Lodderomyces candidaemia and outlines laboratory methodology to aid diagnosis and management.

Published in Medical Mycology Case Reports

ISSN: 2211-7539 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General); Science: Biology (General)
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/medical-mycology-case-reports/

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