Fungemia caused by Zygoascus hellenicus in an allogeneic stem cell transplant recipient

J Clin Microbiol. 2004 Jul;42(7):3363-5. doi: 10.1128/JCM.42.7.3363-3365.2004.

Abstract

Zygoascus hellenicus (Candida hellenica) was isolated from a blood culture from a patient who had received an allogeneic stem cell transplant. The isolate displayed an antifungal susceptibility pattern of decreased susceptibility to fluconazole and itraconazole, high susceptibility to voriconazole, and low susceptibility to caspofungin. The organism was misidentified by a commercial yeast identification system. This is the first reported case of human infection with this rare ascomycetous yeast.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Base Sequence
  • Candida / drug effects
  • Candida / isolation & purification*
  • Fungemia / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Middle Aged
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Stem Cell Transplantation / adverse effects*
  • Transplantation, Homologous

Associated data

  • GENBANK/AY528676