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- Title
Saccharomyces cerevisiae fungemia due to an unexpected source in the pediatric intensive care unit.
- Authors
Gün, Emrah; Özdemir, Halil; Çelik, Dilara Besli; Botan, Edin; Kendirli, Tanıl
- Abstract
Background. Saccharomyces cerevisiae is one of the microorganisms commonly used as a probiotic. Although it is primarily known as non-pathogenic, it may cause fungemia, particularly in immunocompromised patients or children with a history of long-term hospital stay. Case. A 6-month-old boy with a history of ventriculostomy, ventriculoperitoneal shunt implantation, and external drainage due to an intracranial mass and hydrocephalus was admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) on postoperative day 14 due to respiratory distress and intubated on admission. He was started on broad spectrum antibiotics on day 25 of the admission due to fever and clinical deterioration. Culture of the central venous catheter (CVC) yielded S. cerevisiae, the CVC was removed, and the patient was started on caspofungin. We noticed that a patient near this patient was on a probiotic preparation containing S. boulardii for diarrhea before PICU admission. His fever subsided on day 2 of caspofungin, and laboratory findings normalized on follow-up. Conclusions. Probiotics should not be used in PICUs because of the high risk for CVC-related sepsis in critically ill children.
- Subjects
PEDIATRIC intensive care; INTENSIVE care units; SACCHAROMYCES cerevisiae; FUNGEMIA; CRITICALLY ill children; CEREBROSPINAL fluid shunts
- Publication
Turkish Journal of Pediatrics, 2022, Vol 64, Issue 1, p138
- ISSN
0041-4301
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.24953/turkjped.2020.1668