Catheter-related Saccharomyces cerevisiae Fungemia Following Saccharomyces boulardii Probiotic Treatment: In a child in intensive care unit and review of the literature

• DOI: 10.1016/j.mmcr.2017.02.002
• Publication Date: 2017-02-23T00:01:02Z
• Authors: Serkan Atıcı; Ahmet Soysal; Kıvılcım Karadeni...; Şerife Yılmaz; Burak Aksu; Gürsu Kıyan; Mustafa Bakır
• Keywords: Saccharomyces boulardii; Fungemia; Yarrowia

Although Saccharomyces boulardii is usually a non-pathogenic fungus, in rare occasions it can cause invasive infection children. We present the case of an 8-year-old patient pediatric surgical intensive care unit who developed S. cerevisiae fungemia following probiotic treatment containing boulardii. Caspofungin was not effective this and he treated with amphotericin B. want to emphasize that physicians should be careful about usage critically ill patients.