Catheter-associated blood stream infections due to Candida pararugosa in a patient with acute myeloid leukemia: A case report

Abstract Infections caused by uncommon Candida species have dramatically increased in recent decades, mostly among hematological malignancies. This report aims to present a case of Candida pararugosa bloodstream infection, review previous cases with C. pararugosa infections, and provide a concise review of the clinical background, risk factors, and brief the management of infections. A 3-year-old boy with a history of acute myeloid leukemia was hospitalized in Omid Hospital, Isfahan, Iran. Two consecutive blood cultures were taken from the peripheral vein and port catheter; after that, empirically meropenem was administered. Candida pararugosa were isolated from blood-based on conventional and molecular assays. Furthermore, the antifungal susceptibility profiles of the isolate were determined, which exhibited resistance to fluconazole (8 μg/mL). Antifungal therapy with caspofungin and removing the patient’s port led to a significant clinical improvement of the patient’s conditions. So far, in the literature review, 10 cases of clinical C. pararugosa isolates were found, of which 5 patients had bloodstream infections. Most patients with C. pararugosa infection presented with specific underlying conditions, such as malignancy, sarcoma, surgery, and adult acute myeloid leukemia. Patients with indwelling catheters run a high risk of acquiring C. pararugosa bloodstream infection. Therefore, special consideration should be given to opportunistic fungal infections in immunocompromised individuals using catheters..

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2023

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2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:54

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Brazilian journal of microbiology - 54(2023), 2 vom: 08. Mai, Seite 891-895

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Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Nasri, Elahe [VerfasserIn]
Vaezi, Afsane [VerfasserIn]
Shelerangkon, Mahsa [VerfasserIn]
Rizi, Mahnaz Hosseini [VerfasserIn]
Ghafel, Safiyeh [VerfasserIn]
Abbasi, Kiana [VerfasserIn]
Badali, Hamid [VerfasserIn]
Fakhim, Hamed [VerfasserIn]

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Acute myeloid leukemia
Bloodstream infections
Iran

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10.1007/s42770-023-00985-5

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OLC2143652593