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Qing Ye1, Xiaojun Xu, Jianping Li
1Department of Clinical Microbiological Laboratory, The Children's Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China. yeqingkaoyan@yahoo.com.cn
Abstract:
Yarrowia lipolytica is a weakly pathogenic yeast that is rarely isolated from the blood. We treated a patient with acute lymphoblastic leukemia who underwent catheter-related fungemia attributable to this organism. The patient was recovered after 3 day's prophylactic dose of fluconazole and removal of deep venous catheter. Yarrowia lipolytica was also identified from yeast extract capsule that was administered to this child. This case indicated that it is necessary to give antifungal therapy and to remove catheter in catheter-related fungemia, and immuno-compromised patient's diet and medication should be managed strictly.
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