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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
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.
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.
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.