Fatal Saccharomyces cerevisiae aortic graft infection

J Clin Microbiol. 2002 Jul;40(7):2691-2. doi: 10.1128/JCM.40.7.2691-2692.2002.

Abstract

Saccharomyces cerevisiae is a yeast commonly used in baking and a frequent colonizer of human mucosal surfaces. It is considered relatively nonpathogenic in immunocompetent adults (J. N. Aucott, J. Fayan, H. Grossnicklas, A. Morrissey, M. M. Lederman, and R. A. Salata, Rev. Infect. Dis. 12:406-411, 1990). We present a case of S. cerevisiae fungemia and aortic graft infection in an immunocompetent adult. This is the first reported case of S. cerevisiae fungemia where the identity of the pathogen was confirmed by rRNA sequencing.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aorta, Abdominal / transplantation*
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Fungemia / etiology
  • Fungemia / microbiology
  • Humans
  • Immunocompetence
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Mycoses / etiology*
  • Mycoses / microbiology
  • Phylogeny
  • RNA, Fungal / genetics
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 18S / genetics
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae / classification
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae / genetics
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae / isolation & purification
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae / pathogenicity*

Substances

  • RNA, Fungal
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 18S