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Volume 32, Number 6—June 2026

Research

Wickerhamomyces anomalus Fungemia during Healthcare-Associated Outbreak, Pereira, Colombia, 2025

Karen M. Ordoñez1, Diego H. Caceres1Comments to Author , Andres Ceballos-Garzon, Natalia Salazar-Giraldo, Bram Spruijtenburg, Lina M. Velasquez-Orozco, Eelco F.J. Meijer, Gabriel Vinazco, Elaine Cristina Francisco, Rodrigo Oliveira, Patricia Escandon, and Jacques F. Meis
Author affiliation: E.S.E. Hospital Universitario San Jorge de Pereira, Secretaría de Salud de Risaralda, Pereira, Colombia (K.M. Ordoñez, N. Salazar-Giraldo, L.M. Velasquez-Orozco, G. Vinazco); Immuno-Mycologics, Norman, Oklahoma, USA (D.H. Caceres); Universidad del Rosario, Bogota, Colombia (D.H. Caceres, A. Ceballos-Garzon); Radboudumc-CWZ Center of Expertise for Mycology, Nijmegen, the Netherlands (D.H. Caceres, B. Spruijtenburg, E.F.J. Meijer, J.F. Meis); Canisius-Wilhelmina Hospital (CWZ)/Dicoon, Nijmegen (B. Spruijtenburg, E.F.J. Meijer); Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil (E. C. Francisco); Antimicrobial Resistance Institute of São Paulo, São Paulo (E. C. Francisco); Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil (E. C. Francisco, J.F. Meis); Bruker Daltonics GmbH & Co. KG, Bremen, Germany (R. Oliveira); Instituto Nacional de Salud, Bogotá (P. Escandon); University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany (J.F. Meis)

Main Article

Table 1

Summary of comorbidities and intrinsic risk factors of patients with Wickerhamomyces anomalus fungemia during healthcare-associated outbreak, Pereira, Colombia, 2025

Case Underlying conditions Intrinsic risk factors
1
 Esophageal atresia
 Age 15 d. Cesarean delivery, transverse fetal position, neonatal hypotonia. Referred from another hospital
2
 Trisomy 21
 Age 10 d. Poor neonatal adaptation, Cesarean delivery
3
 Fetal growth restriction, polyhydramnios
 Age 18 d. Prematurity (37.5 wks), suspected tracheoesophageal fistula
4
 Neonatal hypoxia, respiratory distress
 Age 30 d. No prenatal care, meconium-stained fluid, maternal infection. Referred from another hospital
5
 Respiratory distress syndrome
 Age 14 d. Prematurity (32 wks), rupture of membranes, gastrointestinal bleeding
6
 Hyaline membrane disease, suspected congenital pneumonia
 Age 30 d. Extreme prematurity (28.5 wks), high septic risk
7
 Suspected neonatal sepsis
 Age 5 y. Fever, leukocytosis, abdominal discomfort
8
 Respiratory failure, apnea
 Age 30 d. Prematurity (31.5 wks), twin pregnancy, growth restriction
9
 Upper gastrointestinal bleeding (adult case)
 Age 63 y. Prior hospitalization, incomplete diagnostic workup
10 Prematurity (34.1 weeks) Age 30 d. Twin pregnancy, no prenatal care

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1These authors share first authorship for this article.

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