Saccharomyces cerevisiae var. boulardii fungemia following probiotic treatment

Publication date: Available online 25 July 2017
Source:Medical Mycology Case Reports
Author(s): Marcelo C. Appel-da-Silva, Gabriel A. Narvaez, Leandro R.R. Perez, Laura Drehmer, Jairo Lewgoy
Probiotics are commonly prescribed as an adjuvant in the treatment of antibiotic-associated diarrhea caused by Clostridium difficile. We report the case of an immunocompromised 73-year-old patient on chemotherapy who developed Saccharomyces cerevisiae var. boulardii fungemia in a central venous catheter during treatment of antibiotic-associated pseudomembranous colitis with the probiotic Saccharomyces cerevisiae var. boulardii. Fungemia was resolved after interruption of probiotic administration without the need to replace the central venous line.



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