Genomic analyses reveal a clonal fungemia outbreak by Lodderomyces elongisporus in a neonatal intensive care unit in Delhi, India

Lodderomyces elongisporus is a recently emerging yeast pathogen predominantly reported in adult patients who had immunosuppression and/or intravenous access devices. Here we report an fungemia outbreak caused by L. elongisporus in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) in Delhi, India from September 2021 to Feb 2022.

长孢洛德酵母（Lodderomyces elongisporus）是一种新近发现的酵母菌病原体，此前主要在存在免疫抑制或（和）静脉置管的成年患者中被报道。本研究报道了2021年9月至2022年2月间，印度德里某新生儿重症监护室（NICU）内由该菌引发的真菌血症暴发疫情。