Pauline Treguier, Marion David, Gilles Gargala, Vincent Camus, Aspasia Stamatoullas, Anne-Lise Menard, Pascal Lenain, Nathalie Contentin, Emilie Lemasle, Helene Lanic, Hervé Tilly, Fabrice Jardin, Stéphane Lepretre
Introduction: We present what is believed to be the first report of candidaemia caused by Cyberlindnera ( Pichia ) jadinii (teleomorph of Candida utilis ) in a patient with an aplastic anaemia. Case presentation: The patient, a 21-year-old male, presented with hepatic cytolysis, cutaneous and pulmonary involvement, and septic shock. Cyberlindnera jadinii was identified by aerobic blood culture and MS. The patient initially received multiple and combined antifungal therapy, but continued to have persistent skin lesions and fever...
August 2018: JMM Case Reports