TY - JOUR AU - Kliemann, Dimas Alexandre AU - Antonello, Vicente Sperb AU - Severo, Luis Carlos AU - Pasqualotto, Alessandro ComarĂº PY - 2011/06/30 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Saccharomyces cerevisiae oesophagitis in a patient with oesophageal carcinoma JF - The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries JA - J Infect Dev Ctries VL - 5 IS - 06 SE - Case Reports DO - 10.3855/jidc.1630 UR - https://www.jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/21727651 SP - 493-495 AB - <p><em>Saccharomyces</em> species are emerging opportunistic fungal pathogens that can cause bloodstream infections in humans. These infections have often been associated with the ingestion of probiotics. <em>Saccharomyces</em> oesophagitis is a rare condition which has been described so far in only two publications. Here we report the case of a patient who was diagnosed with <em>Saccharomyces</em> oesophagitis. The clinical picture was indistinguishable from that of <em>Candida</em> oesophagitis. The <em>Saccharomyces</em> isolate was shown to be susceptible to fluconazole by both CLSI M27-A and disk diffusion methods. In contrast to cases of fungaemia, <em>Saccharomyces</em> oesophagitis does not seem to follow probiotic use. Due to the potential for antifungal resistance among emerging fungal pathogens, proper mycological identification at the species level is essential.</p> ER -