A Case Report of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Fungemia in a Premature Infant Following Probiotic Treatment
- Author:
Jaewoong LEE
1
;
Hyunjung KIM
;
Hae Kyung LEE
;
Yeon-Joon PARK
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- From:Annals of Clinical Microbiology 2020;23(3):215-218
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Abstract: Probiotics are used to restore and maintain the healthy intestinal microflora. Although Saccharomyces cerevisiae (SC) is considered as a non-pathogenic yeast, administration of SC as a probiotic is associated with a rare cause of fungemia in immunocompromised patients with central venous catheter insertion. We encountered a case of SC fungemia in a premature infant who presented with respiratory distress syndrome and had undergone central venous catheterization.
