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Neonatal fungemia caused by Lodderomyces elongisporus: first case report in Latin America

Carolina Maria da Silva1, Moacir Batista Jucá2, Analy Salles de Azevedo Melo3

  • 1University of Pernambuco, Faculty of Medicine, Serra Talhada, Pernambuco, Brazil.

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease
|September 24, 2023
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Rare yeast infections, or fungemia, pose a significant risk to premature infants. This report details the first case of Lodderomyces elongisporus fungemia in a premature neonate in Latin America, resulting in a fatal outcome.

Area of Science:

  • Neonatal Medicine
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Mycology

Background:

  • Premature neonates are susceptible to bloodstream infections, particularly candidemia.
  • Emerging opportunistic yeasts, beyond Candida species, are increasingly recognized as causes of fungemia in vulnerable infant populations.
  • Fungal infections in neonates are associated with substantial morbidity and mortality.
Keywords:
Emergent pathogenFungemiaInvasive fungal infectionNeonatal Intensive Care UnitNeonate

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