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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)

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Table 2

Common exposure factors identified in cases of Wickerhamomyces anomalus fungemia during healthcare-associated outbreak, Pereira, Colombia, 2025

Exposure factor Frequency, no. (%) n = 10 Clinical context
Epicutaneous catheter 8 cases (80) Long-term intravenous therapy, parenteral nutrition
Peripheral catheter 9 cases (90) Initial intravenous access, supportive therapy
Central venous catheter 3 cases (30) Advanced monitoring, multiple drug infusions
Umbilical venous/arterial catheter 1 case (10) Neonatal stabilization
Endotracheal tube 8 cases (80) Airway management, mechanical ventilation
Nasofibrolaryngoscopy 1 case (10) Diagnostic airway evaluation
Thoracostomy tube 1 case (10) Pleural drainage postsurgery
Femoral catheter 1 case (10) Complex surgical/postoperative care
Jugular catheter 1 case (10) Additional vascular access
Parenteral nutrition 9 cases (90) Nutritional support in gastrointestinal surgery or prematurity
Major abdominal surgery 6 cases (60) Laparotomy, intestinal resection, anastomosis
Antimicrobial therapy 10 cases (100) Empiric and targeted treatment for infection risk

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1These authors share first authorship for this article.

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