Saccharomyces cerevisiae fungemia due to an unexpected source in the pediatric intensive care unit

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GÜN E., ÖZDEMİR H., Celik D. B., BOTAN E., KENDİRLİ T.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, cilt.64, sa.1, ss.138-141, 2022 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 64 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2022
  • Doi Numarası: 10.24953/turkjped.2020.1668
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Veterinary Science Database, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.138-141
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Saccharomyces cerevisiae, sepsis, pediatric intensive care, probiotic, fungemia, PROBIOTIC TREATMENT, INFECTION, PATIENT
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

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.