Fungemia due to Kodamaea ohmeri in a young infant and review of the literature

Rosalba Vivas; Claudia Beltran; Maria Isabel Munera; Monica Trujillo; Andrea Restrepo; Carlos Garcés

doi:10.1016/j.mmcr.2016.06.001

Fungemia due to Kodamaea ohmeri in a young infant and review of the literature

Med Mycol Case Rep. 2016 Jun 20:13:5-8. doi: 10.1016/j.mmcr.2016.06.001. eCollection 2016 Sep.

Authors

Rosalba Vivas¹, Claudia Beltran¹, Maria Isabel Munera², Monica Trujillo³, Andrea Restrepo³, Carlos Garcés⁴

Affiliations

¹ CES University, Medellin, Antioquia 050035, Colombia.
² Hospital Pablo Tobon Uribe, Medellin, Antioquia, Colombia.
³ CES University, Medellin, Antioquia 050035, Colombia; Hospital Pablo Tobon Uribe, Medellin, Antioquia, Colombia.
⁴ Hospital Pablo Tobon Uribe, Medellin, Antioquia, Colombia; Antioquia University, Medellin, Antioquia, Colombia.

Abstract

Fungal infections have become an important cause of morbidity and mortality in hospitalized children due to many complicating and underlying conditions. We present the case of a newborn infant with fungemia due to Kodamaea ohmeri who had a good outcome of the infection after using the combination of antifungal treatment and central venous catheter removal.

Keywords: Fungemia; Infant; Kodamaea ohmeri; Liposomal amphotericin B; Yeast.