First report of fatal human infections with the cactophilic yeast Sporopachydermia cereana

Summary Sporopachydermia cereana is a cactophilic yeast, which is not recognised as a human pathogen. We describe two fatal infections with this fungus in profoundly neutropenic patients. S. cereana escapes detection by conventional mycological identification methods. This organism may be an under-r...

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Published in:The Journal of infection 2011-04, Vol.62 (4), p.311-313
Main Authors: Anoop, Parameswaran, Riley, Unell, Ethell, Mark E, Treleaven, Jennie, Johnson, Elizabeth M, Morgan, Gareth J, Potter, Mike N
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Amphotericin B - therapeutic use
Antifungal Agents - therapeutic use
Biological and medical sciences
Fatal Outcome
Fungal sepsis
General aspects
Humans
Immunocompromised Host
Infectious Disease
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Mycoses - complications
Mycoses - microbiology
Neutropenia - complications
Saccharomycetales - classification
Saccharomycetales - genetics
Saccharomycetales - isolation & purification
Saccharomycetales - pathogenicity
Sporopachydermia cereana
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Summary:Summary Sporopachydermia cereana is a cactophilic yeast, which is not recognised as a human pathogen. We describe two fatal infections with this fungus in profoundly neutropenic patients. S. cereana escapes detection by conventional mycological identification methods. This organism may be an under-recognised cause of fatal fungal sepsis among immunocompromised patients.
ISSN:0163-4453
1532-2742
DOI:10.1016/j.jinf.2011.02.008