Infect Chemother.  2018 Dec;50(4):362-366. 10.3947/ic.2018.50.4.362.

Successful Treatment of Catheter Related Blood Stream Infection By Millerozyma farinosa with Micafungin: A Case Report

• Hong SI
• Suh YS
• Kim HO
• Bae IG
• Shin JH
• Cho OH

• KMID: 2429941
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3947/ic.2018.50.4.362

Abstract

Millerozyma farinosa (formerly Pichia farinosa) is halotolerant yeast mainly found in food and ubiquitous in the environment. It was a rare yeast pathogen, but it has recently emerged as a cause of fungemia in immunocompromised patients. Optimal therapy for invasive fungal infection by this pathogen remains unclear. We report a case of catheter related blood stream infection caused by M. farinosa in a 71-year-old patient who recovered successfully after removal of the central venous catheter and treatment with micafungin.

Keyword

Catheter-related infection; Fungemia; Micafungin; Millerozyma farinosa

MeSH Terms

Aged
Catheter-Related Infections
Catheters*
Central Venous Catheters
Fungemia
Humans
Immunocompromised Host
Pichia
Rivers*
Yeasts

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