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abstractpubmed· Abstract 2020· item PMID:32186501

Outbreak of Dirkmeia churashimaensis Fungemia in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, India. Bloodstream infections caused by uncommon or novel fungal species are challenging to identify and treat. We report a series of cases of fungemia due to a rare basidiomycete yeast, Dirkmeia churashimaensis, in neonatal patients in India. Whole-genome sequence typing demonstrated that the patient isolates were genetically indistinguishable, indicating a single-source infection.