Author/Authors :
Aminasnafi ، Ali Health research institute, Research Center of Thalassemia Hemoglobinopathy - Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences , Khodavaisy ، Sadegh Department of Medical Parasitology and Mycology - School of Public Health, Research Center for Antibiotic Stewardship and Antimicrobial Resistance - Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Moslem ، Maryam Department of Medical Mycology - School of Medicine - Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences , Esmaeilpour Jouneghani ، Marziye Imam Khomeini Hospital - Ahvaz Jundishapur University of medical sciences , Sarbandi ، Fatemeh Department of pediatrics - School of Medicine, Thalassemia Hemoglobinopathy Research Center,Health Research Institute - Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences , Falahatinejad ، Mahsa Department of Medical Mycology - Tarbiat Modares University , Bashardoust ، Bahareh Department of Medical Parasitology and Mycology - School of Public Health - Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Badali ، Hamid Department of Molecular Microbiology Immunology - South Texas Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases - The University of Texas at San Antonio , kiasat ، Neda Department of Medical Mycology - School of Medicine, Imam Khomeini Hospital - Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences
Abstract :
Background and Purpose: Wickerhamomyces myanmarensis is a new opportunistic yeast previously named Pichai myanmarensis, which belongs to the order Saccharomycetales. Since its discovery, one environmental isolate of W. myanmarensis has been reported from Myanmar, and one clinical sample from Iran.Case Report:We report a case of bloodstream infection related to an implantable venous access port. W. myanmarensis was isolated from patient’s blood after chemotherapy, which was meant to control and heal T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma. Broth dilution minimum inhibitory concentrations were performed according to the CLSI M27-A3 document. The patient recovered with intravenous voriconazole and was discharged with the recommended prescription of oral voriconazole as a maintenance drug.Conclusion: So far, only one case of W. myanmarensis fungemia has been reported in the world in 2019. This is the second case of bloodstream infection with this yeast from a patient undergoing chemotherapy in Iran.
