Candida kefyr fungal enteritis following autologous BMT

摘要

Candida kefyr, previously known as Candida pseudotropi-calis, is an opportunistic species that can be isolated from dairy products, and most commonly results in superficial rather than systemic infections in humans. More recently, it has been identified as a pathogen causing oesophagitis as well as disseminated infections in the immunosuppressed, where it has been isolated from blood cultures. We report C. kefyr as the causative pathogen in a case of fungal enteritis, diagnosed both by histology and nucleic acid sequencing, and describe its possible emerging role as a pathogen in patients with haematological malignancies.