Saccharomyces cerevisiae var. boulardii fungemia following probiotic treatment
2017
Appel-da-Silva, Marcelo C. | Narvaez, Gabriel A. | Perez, Leandro R.R. | Drehmer, Laura | Lewgoy, Jairo
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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