Case of colonization of the oral mucosa by Kodamaea ohmeri in a pediatric patient admitted to the icu of Darcy Vargas Children’s Hospital, São Paulo, Brazil
Kodamaea ohmeri (Pichia ohmeri) is an emerging yeast that has caused different types of infections in humans, mainly in immunosuppressed and hospitalized patients. We report the case of a 3-year-old boy, admitted to the ICU, with colonization of the oral mucosa by K. ohmeri. The yeast strain collected from this patient's oral mucosa was identified by the traditional method, Chromagar Candida, and studied by Maldi-Tof. Considering that the number of invasive cases caused by fungi has increased, mainly due to rare and emerging yeasts, their identification is extremely important for an accurate diagnosis and more effective treatment. KEY WORDS: Colonization; nosocomial infection; Kodamaea ohmeri.
Authors
- Regina Teixeira Barbieri Ramos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1941-1884)
- Mariana Volpe Arnoni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4254-0761)
- Marcelo Otsuka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5474-9883)
- Luciana da Silva Ruiz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7374-8640)
- Márcia de Souza Carvalho Melhem (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1335-8808)
- Mário Mendes Bonci (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3837-7378)
- Claudete Rodrigues Paula (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1955-2481)
Institutions
- Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul (BR)
- Universidade de São Paulo (BR)
- Instituto Adolfo Lutz (BR)
- Hospital Universitário da Universidade de São Paulo (BR)
- Hospital São Paulo (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Revista de Patologia Tropical / Journal of Tropical Pathology
- Published
- 2024-12-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5216/rpt.v53i4.79577
- Primary Topic
- Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior