Successful therapy of Candida pulcherrima fungemia in a premature newborn with liposomal amphotericin B and micafungin
New Candida species may cause bloodstream infections challenging current therapeutic approaches because of unpredictable susceptibility and virulence. In the present report, we describe a fungemia case due to Candida pulcherrima in a premature neonate. After full in vitro diagnostic workup, the neon...
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| author | Alexandra Mpakosi Maria Siopi Vasiliki Falaina Nikolaos Siafakas Emmanuel Roilides Maria Kimouli Martha Theodoraki Paraskevi Karle Joseph Meletiadis |
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| description | New Candida species may cause bloodstream infections challenging current therapeutic approaches because of unpredictable susceptibility and virulence. In the present report, we describe a fungemia case due to Candida pulcherrima in a premature neonate. After full in vitro diagnostic workup, the neonate was successfully treated with liposomal amphotericin B and micafungin achieving rapid fungal eradication from blood. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4afbb529fd794cb78cb104da640275512022-12-21T19:57:27ZengElsevierMedical Mycology Case Reports2211-75392016-06-0112C242710.1016/j.mmcr.2016.08.002Successful therapy of Candida pulcherrima fungemia in a premature newborn with liposomal amphotericin B and micafunginAlexandra Mpakosi0Maria Siopi1Vasiliki Falaina2Nikolaos Siafakas3Emmanuel Roilides4Maria Kimouli5Martha Theodoraki6Paraskevi Karle7Joseph Meletiadis8Department of Microbiology, General Hospital of Nikaia Agios Panteleimon, Athens 18454, GreeceClinical Microbiology Laboratory, Attikon University Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens 12642, GreeceNeonatal Intensive Care Unit, General Hospital of Nikaia Agios Panteleimon, Athens 18454, GreeceClinical Microbiology Laboratory, Attikon University Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens 12642, GreeceInfectious Diseases Unit, 3rd Department of Pediatrics, Hippokration Hospital, Thessaloniki 54642, GreeceDepartment of Microbiology, General Hospital of Nikaia Agios Panteleimon, Athens 18454, GreeceNeonatal Intensive Care Unit, General Hospital of Nikaia Agios Panteleimon, Athens 18454, GreeceDepartment of Microbiology, General Hospital of Nikaia Agios Panteleimon, Athens 18454, GreeceClinical Microbiology Laboratory, Attikon University Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens 12642, GreeceNew Candida species may cause bloodstream infections challenging current therapeutic approaches because of unpredictable susceptibility and virulence. In the present report, we describe a fungemia case due to Candida pulcherrima in a premature neonate. After full in vitro diagnostic workup, the neonate was successfully treated with liposomal amphotericin B and micafungin achieving rapid fungal eradication from blood.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211753916300434CandidemiaNeonateCombination antifungal therapyMicafunginLiposomal amphotericin B |
| spellingShingle | Alexandra Mpakosi Maria Siopi Vasiliki Falaina Nikolaos Siafakas Emmanuel Roilides Maria Kimouli Martha Theodoraki Paraskevi Karle Joseph Meletiadis Successful therapy of Candida pulcherrima fungemia in a premature newborn with liposomal amphotericin B and micafungin Medical Mycology Case Reports Candidemia Neonate Combination antifungal therapy Micafungin Liposomal amphotericin B |
| title | Successful therapy of Candida pulcherrima fungemia in a premature newborn with liposomal amphotericin B and micafungin |
| title_full | Successful therapy of Candida pulcherrima fungemia in a premature newborn with liposomal amphotericin B and micafungin |
| title_fullStr | Successful therapy of Candida pulcherrima fungemia in a premature newborn with liposomal amphotericin B and micafungin |
| title_full_unstemmed | Successful therapy of Candida pulcherrima fungemia in a premature newborn with liposomal amphotericin B and micafungin |
| title_short | Successful therapy of Candida pulcherrima fungemia in a premature newborn with liposomal amphotericin B and micafungin |
| title_sort | successful therapy of candida pulcherrima fungemia in a premature newborn with liposomal amphotericin b and micafungin |
| topic | Candidemia Neonate Combination antifungal therapy Micafungin Liposomal amphotericin B |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211753916300434 |
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