Catheter-related bloodstream infection by Lindnera fabianii in a neutropenic patient

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  • Jae Won Yun
    Department of Laboratory Medicine & Genetics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
  • Kyung Sun Park
    Department of Laboratory Medicine & Genetics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
  • Chang-Seok Ki
    Department of Laboratory Medicine & Genetics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
  • Nam Yong Lee
    Department of Laboratory Medicine & Genetics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea

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<jats:p> <jats:italic>Lindnera</jats:italic> (<jats:italic>Pichia</jats:italic>) <jats:italic>fabianii</jats:italic> (<jats:italic>Candida fabianii</jats:italic> teleomorph) is a yeast species that is an uncommon cause of invasive human infections. This report describes what we believe to be the first human case of a catheter-related <jats:italic>L. fabianii</jats:italic> bloodstream infection in a neutropenic patient. The Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute guidelines do not offer antifungal breakpoints in this neutropenic case and empirical chemotherapy was considered. Sharing our experience, we will discuss the choice of an effective antifungal agent in this uncommon clinical situation.</jats:p>

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