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Successful Treatment of Kodamaea ohmeri Bloodstream Infection with Voriconazole: A Case Report and Literature Review

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: : Kodamaea ohmeri is an emerging opportunistic yeast pathogen frequently misidentified as Candida , posing significant diagnostic challenges. This report describes a case of K. ohmeri bloodstream infection in a 70-year-old female with poorly controlled diabetes following radical gastrectomy. Despite broad-spectrum antibacterial therapy for postoperative complications, she developed persistent fever. Blood cultures identified K. ohmeri , and antifungal susceptibility testing (AST) revealed a low voriconazole minimum inhibitory concentration (0.06 μg/mL), prompting targeted therapy that led to the clearance of fungemia and full clinical recovery. This case underscores the critical importance of rapid pathogen identification and AST-directed therapy in managing life-threatening K. ohmeri infections. Keywords: Kodamaea ohmeri , bloodstream infection, voriconazole, antifungal, susceptibility testing, case report

Source: Infection and Drug Resistance

DOI: 10.2147/idr.s564291