Catheter-related Bloodstream Infection by <i>Yarrowia lipolytica </i>

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  • SEKIKAWA Yoshiyuki
    Division of Infectious Diseases, Musashino Red Cross Hospital
  • ONO Emi
    Department of Clinical Laboratory, Musashino Red Cross Hospital
  • HONGO Igen
    Department of Infectious Diseases, Musashino Red Cross Hospital
  • WATANABE Akira
    Division of Clinical Research, Medical Mycology Research Center, Chiba University
  • KAMEI Katsuhiko
    Division of Clinical Research, Medical Mycology Research Center, Chiba University

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  • <i>Yarrowia lipolytica </i>によるカテーテル関連血流感染症の1 例
  • 症例 第92回日本感染症学会学術講演会座長推薦論文 Yarrowia lipolyticaによるカテーテル関連血流感染症の1例
  • ショウレイ ダイ92カイ ニホン カンセンショウ ガッカイ ガクジュツ コウエンカイ ザチョウ スイセン ロンブン Yarrowia lipolytica ニ ヨル カテーテル カンレン ケツ リュウカンゾメショウ ノ 1レイ

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Abstract

<p>A 73-year-old Japanese man was admitted with edema of the limbs for 3 days. He was diagnosed with complete atrioventricular block. He underwent permanent pacemaker implantation and had a central venous catheter inserted into the right internal jugular vein. On day 8 of hospitalization, he had fever and his catheter was pulled out. The blood and catheter cultures were examined. On day 10, his blood culture yielded Candida sp. and liposomal amphotericin B was initiated. On day 12, the catheter tip culture was positive for Candida sp. Because of anemia, lower gastrointestinal endoscopy was performed, which revealed rectal cancer. On day 21, the permanent pacemaker was changed to a temporary pacemaker. Fluconazole was added to liposomal amphotericin B. On days 38 and 41, blood cultures remained positive for Candida sp.,which was identified as Yarrowia lipolytica using a polymerase chain reaction assay. Transesophageal echocardiography was performed, but vegetation was not observed. On day 52, he died. Y. lipolytica colonizes the human skin and feces and is poorly pathogenic. In recent years, case reports of immunocompromised and critically ill patients have increased, and catheter-related bloodstream infections have been particularly reported. Appropriate management of Y. lipolytica fungemia is controversial. Some patients with catheterrelated bloodstream infections by Y. lipolytica have been treated only with catheter removal without systemic antifungal therapy, but many patients have been treated with amphotericin B, fluconazole, or echinocandins.</p>

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  • Kansenshogaku Zasshi

    Kansenshogaku Zasshi 93 (4), 515-519, 2019-07-20

    The Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases

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