CANDIDA KEFYR PNEUMONIA

Abstract

Commensal Candida spp can cause infection in immunocompromised patients. Though most of the infections are caused by albicans subtype of Candida, non-albicans Candida as a cause of infection is on the rise. Non-albicans Candida infections can range from urinary infections to sepsis in intensive care units. Candida kefyr is one of the rare forms of non-albicans Candida. In this case report, a case of Candida kefyr pneumonia in a patient with myelodsysplastic syndrome with febrile neutropenia is presented. The patient clinically responded to ampirically started caspofungin therapy.