First report of Lodderomyces elongisporus identification in intensive care unit patients in Colombia

María Carolina Gutiérrez Galvis; Edimerk Mauricio Gil Güiza; Maicol Andrés Avellaneda Arciniegas; Olga Marcela Medina Pérez; Angélica Yurley Ramírez Vásquez; Laura Juliana Ortiz García; Claudia Ivonne García González; Sindy Fernanda Macías Duarte; Luz Helena Sánchez Rodríguez; Marisela Márquez Herrera; Agustín Vega Vera; Yeny Zulay Castellanos-Dominguez; Laura Viviana Herrera Sandoval; Clara Inés Sánchez Suárez

doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2025.06.018

First report of Lodderomyces elongisporus identification in intensive care unit patients in Colombia

María Carolina Gutiérrez Galvis
, Edimerk Mauricio Gil Güiza
, Maicol Andrés Avellaneda Arciniegas
, Olga Marcela Medina Pérez
, Angélica Yurley Ramírez Vásquez
, Laura Juliana Ortiz García
, Claudia Ivonne García González
, Sindy Fernanda Macías Duarte
, Luz Helena Sánchez Rodríguez
, Marisela Márquez Herrera
, Agustín Vega Vera
, Yeny Zulay Castellanos-Dominguez
, Laura Viviana Herrera Sandoval
, Clara Inés Sánchez Suárez

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Abstract

Lodderomyces elongisporus, a yeast commonly associated with environmental sources, is emerging as a human fungal pathogen. This report presents the first documented case of L.elongisporus colonization in 2 intensive care unit patients in Colombia. Our findings emphasize the need for accurate identification and enhanced surveillance to evaluate its clinical impact in hospital infections.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1011-1016
Number of pages	6
Journal	American Journal of Infection Control
Volume	53
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2025.06.018
State	Published - Sep 2025
Externally published	Yes

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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

Candida
Emergent Pathogen
ITS
Intensive care unit
Lodderomyces
MALDI-TOF

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Gutiérrez Galvis, M. C., Gil Güiza, E. M., Avellaneda Arciniegas, M. A., Medina Pérez, O. M., Ramírez Vásquez, A. Y., Ortiz García, L. J., García González, C. I., Macías Duarte, S. F., Sánchez Rodríguez, L. H., Márquez Herrera, M., Vega Vera, A., Castellanos-Dominguez, Y. Z., Herrera Sandoval, L. V., & Sánchez Suárez, C. I. (2025). First report of Lodderomyces elongisporus identification in intensive care unit patients in Colombia. American Journal of Infection Control, 53(9), 1011-1016. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2025.06.018

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First report of Lodderomyces elongisporus identification in intensive care unit patients in Colombia

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