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Urinary tract infection caused by Hansenula anomala.

S M Qadri1, F Al Dayel, M J Strampfer

  • 1King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Mycopathologia
|November 1, 1988
PubMed
Summary

A rare urinary tract infection caused by Hansenula anomala occurred in a kidney transplant patient. This yeast is not typically associated with urinary tract infections, making this case unusual.

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Area of Science:

  • Mycology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Transplant Medicine

Background:

  • Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are common, but yeast-related UTIs are less frequent.
  • Immunosuppression therapy in transplant recipients increases susceptibility to opportunistic infections.
  • Hansenula anomala is a yeast rarely implicated in human infections.

Observation:

  • A case of UTI was identified in a patient who received a cadaver kidney transplant.
  • The patient was undergoing immunosuppression therapy at the time of infection.

Findings:

  • The causative agent of the UTI was identified as Hansenula anomala.
  • This represents the first reported instance of Hansenula anomala causing a urinary tract infection.
  • Human infections by this yeast are documented as rare in existing literature.

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Implications:

  • This case highlights the potential for Hansenula anomala to cause opportunistic infections in immunocompromised individuals.
  • Further research may be needed to understand the pathogenicity of Hansenula anomala in clinical settings.
  • Clinicians should consider a broader range of yeasts when diagnosing UTIs in transplant patients.