Fungemia Due toSaccharomycesSpecies in a Patient Treated with EnteralSaccharomyces boulardii
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Outbreak of Saccharomyces cerevisiae subtype boulardii fungemia in patients neighboring those treated with a probiotic preparation of the organism.
We report an outbreak of Saccharomyces cerevisiae subtype boulardii fungemia among three intensive care unit roommates of patients receiving lyophilized preparations of this fungus. The fungemia was probably due to central venous catheter contamination and resolved after fluconazole treatment. The need for stringent application of proper hygiene when using a probiotic preparation of this organi...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Infectious Diseases
سال: 1999
ISSN: 1058-4838,1537-6591
DOI: 10.1086/517255