Korean J Pediatr Hematol Oncol.
2001 Apr;8(1):137-141.
Two Cases of Pichia Ohmeri Fungemia
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- 1Department of Pediatrics, Chonnam National University Medical School, Kwangju, Korea.
- 2Clinical Pathology, Chonnam National University Medical School, Kwangju, Korea.
Abstract
- Pichia ohmeri is an yeast-like fungus used in the food industry for fermentation. This organism has been implicated in human disease only in a few case reports. We describe herewith two cases of Pichia ohmeri fungemia in immunocompromised pediatric patients with central venous catheters. A 7-year-old patient with Burkitt's lymphoma undergoing chemotherapy and a newborn with low birth weight developed fungemia during hospitalizations. Both patients were receiving parenteral nutrition through central venous catheters. Both patients succumbed despite empiric treatment with amphotericin B in Case 1. A brief review of the literature ensues with the case reports.
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