AI Article Synopsis
- Fungemia, a serious bloodstream infection, is frequently seen in critically ill patients and is linked to high mortality rates, particularly with nonalbicans Candida species.
- The article discusses a case involving a patient who suffered from fungemia after cardiothoracic surgery.
- The organism found in this case was initially misidentified as Candida inconspicua but was later identified as a novel species called Pichia alaskaensis.
Article Abstract
Fungemia is common in critically ill patient populations, and is associated with a high rate of mortality, especially when caused by nonalbicans Candida species. Herein, we describe a fatal case of fungemia following cardiothoracic surgery in which the organism, initially identified as Candida inconspicua, represents a novel species: Pichia alaskaensis.
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