Candida endophthalmitis is caused by hematogenous metastasis of the yeast. To ensure early diagnosis, serodiagnosis, or surveillance culturing is usually performed. If fungemia is apparent upon successive serological testing (in at least two tests: blood culture and/or measurement of β-d-glucan level), ophthalmic consultation is necessary, even if no ophthalmic complaint is evident. This is bec...

Kodamaea ohmeri is an extremely uncommon human pathogenic yeast. It causes opportunistic infection in immunocompromised hosts. We report a case of Kodamaea ohmeri fungemia in a preterm neonate who succumbed despite antifungal therapy.

Amphotericin B resistance among isolates of Candida lusitaniae has distinguished it among Candida species. Because no comprehensive review has been published recently, we provide a case report and a literature review of C. lusitaniae infection to update and better characterize the illness in the era of azole availability and standardized methodologies for antifungal susceptibility testing. C. l...

The patient was a 58-year-old male. He consulted our hospital because of weight loss and fever. Computed tomography (CT) revealed renal infarction. Nine days after admission, CT showed hemorrhagic cerebral infarction in the right frontal lobe. A blood culture revealed streptococcus oralis, and echocardiography revealed vegetation in the mitral and aortic valves, suggesting infective endocarditi...

Scedosporium apiospermum and S. prolificans are fungi of increasing clinical importance, particularly in persons with underlying diseases. We reviewed the records of 59 patients in Australia from whom Scedosporium spp. were isolated from June 30, 1997, through December 31, 2003. S. apiospermum was isolated predominantly from the respiratory tracts of 28 of 31 patients with underlying lung disea...

Candida lipolytica has infrequently been identified as a cause of infection and is associated mostly with vascular catheter-related fungaemia. Patients reported in the literature have been successfully treated with catheter removal or amphotericin B treatment. We report 2 infants with C. lipolytica fungaemia unresponsive to catheter removal and amphotericin B therapy and treated successfully wi...

polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is promising method to detect DNAof Candida spp. It is a rapid and relatively simple technique in order to create millions of identical copies ofDNA sequence of interest. Genes coding for rRNAare considered suitable for PCRdetection as rDNAgenes are present in multiple copies and conservation of sequence has been identified (9). A diagnostic assay is reported to ...

BACKGROUND Blood culture volume is the most important variable in detecting bacteremia and fungemia. However, the majority of hospitals in Taiwan do not meet the criteria for an ideal blood culture volume (8-10 mL per bottle, two bottles per set) during collection. METHODS The object of this study is to initiate an educational program for healthcare workers to increase blood volume collection...

Despite being considered an emerging yeast related to immunocompromised individuals, severe infections by Malassezia furfur have not been evaluated. During a one-year survey on yeasts fungemia, 290 neonatal and 17 pediatric patients with intravascular catheters, lipid parenteral nutrition, prolonged ward stay, and surgery were enrolled. In addition, the origin of the infection was investigated ...