AUTHOR=Pinto Tatiane Nobre , Kohn Alana , da Costa Gisela Lara , Oliveira Laura M. A. , Pinto Tatiana C. A. , Oliveira Manoel M. E. 

TITLE=Candida guilliermondii as an agent of postpartum subacute mastitis in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Case report

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Microbiology

VOLUME=13

YEAR=2022

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/microbiology/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2022.964685

DOI=10.3389/fmicb.2022.964685

ISSN=1664-302X

ABSTRACT=<p><italic>Candida</italic> spp. can cause mild-to-severe human infections. Certain species have been described as the etiologic agent of human mastitis, inflammation of the breast tissue. Mastitis affects millions of lactating women and can be a source of disease transmission to the infant. In this work, we report the detection of the unusual etiologic agent of human mastitis, <italic>Candida guilliermondii</italic>, isolated from the milk of a puerperal woman with subacute mastitis in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Species identification was performed by MALDI-TOF MS and genetic sequencing. The patient had a full recovery after antifungal therapy.</p>