Outbreak of <i>Dirkmeia churashimaensis</i> Fungemia in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, India
Anuradha Chowdhary, Sharada Kothapalli, Pradeep Singh, Dalip Kumar Bhagwani, Nitin Kumar, Theun de Groot, Jacques F. Meis
Abstract
Bloodstream infections caused by uncommon or novel fungal species are challenging to identify and treat. We report a series of cases of fungemia due to a rare basidiomycete yeast, Dirkmeia churashimaensis, in neonatal patients in India. Whole-genome sequence typing demonstrated that the patient isolates were genetically indistinguishable, indicating a single-source infection.
Topics & Concepts
FungemiaOutbreakNeonatal intensive care unitIntensive care unitMedicineIntensive care medicineVirologyPediatricsMicrobiologyBiologyImmunologyMycosisCerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalusParasitic Diseases Research and TreatmentCentral Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis