Kazachstania slooffiae, an emerging pathogen to watch for in humans?

Ana Cristina Gallotti; Mar Lombera; Karen Pinto; Ignacio Pinilla; Oscar Zaragoza; María Soledad Cuétara

doi:10.1016/j.mmcr.2023.08.007

Kazachstania slooffiae, an emerging pathogen to watch for in humans?

Med Mycol Case Rep. 2023 Aug 28:42:100604. doi: 10.1016/j.mmcr.2023.08.007. eCollection 2023 Dec.

Authors

Ana Cristina Gallotti¹, Mar Lombera², Karen Pinto¹, Ignacio Pinilla³, Oscar Zaragoza^{4

5}, María Soledad Cuétara¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Severo Ochoa University Hospital, Madrid, Spain.
² Digestive Unit, Severo Ochoa University Hospital, Madrid, Spain.
³ Department of Anathomopathology, Severo Ochoa University Hospital, Madrid, Spain.
⁴ Mycology Reference Laboratory, National Center for Microbiology, Carlos III Health Institute, Madrid, Spain.
⁵ Center for Biomedical Research in Network in Infectious Diseases (CIBERINFEC-CB21/13/00105), Carlos III Health Institute, Madrid, Spain.

Abstract

In an 80-year-old man with long-term dysphagia, an upper endoscopy was performed and biopsy samples collected for microbiological and pathological tests, showing fungal structures. Kazachstania slooffiae was isolated in microbiological cultures that were later confirmed with DNA sequencing. Susceptibility tests were performed, and antifungal treatment was initiated with a clinical, pathological, and microbiological response.

Keywords: Antifungal susceptibility; Esophagitis; Human pathogen; Kazachstania slooffiae.

Publication types

Case Reports