Fungaemia caused by Candida pulcherrima
Although neonatal bloodstream infections may be caused by a variety of fungi, invasive fungaemia due to Candida pulcherrima in a premature neonate has not been previously reported. We describe such a case in which antifungal susceptibility test data led to successful therapy. A colonized catheter us...
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Blackwell Publishing
2012
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| Sorozat: | MEDICAL MYCOLOGY
50 No. 5 |
| doi: | 10.3109/13693786.2011.644590 |
| mtmt: | 2196942 |
| Online Access: | http://publicatio.bibl.u-szeged.hu/13020 |
| Tartalmi kivonat: | Although neonatal bloodstream infections may be caused by a variety of fungi, invasive fungaemia due to Candida pulcherrima in a premature neonate has not been previously reported. We describe such a case in which antifungal susceptibility test data led to successful therapy. A colonized catheter used for parenteral nutrition is presumed to have been the main source of this persistent infection. © 2012 ISHAM. |
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| Terjedelem/Fizikai jellemzők: | 522-524 |
| ISSN: | 1369-3786 |