Candida dubliniensis Candidemia in Patients with Chemotherapy-Induced Neutropenia and Bone Marrow Transplantation

Candida dubliniensis Candidemia in Patients with Chemotherapy-Induced Neutropenia and Bone Marrow Transplantation

The recently described species Candida dubliniensis has been recovered primarily from superficial oral candidiasis in HIV-infected patients. No clinically documented invasive infections were reported until now in this patient group or in other immunocompromised patients. We report three cases of can...

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Main Authors: Jacques F. G. M. Meis, Markus Ruhnke, Ben E. De Pauw, Frank C. Odds, Wolfgang Siegert, Paul E. Verweij
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1999-02-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Belgium
Germany
the Netherlands
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/5/1/99-0119_article
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Summary:The recently described species Candida dubliniensis has been recovered primarily from superficial oral candidiasis in HIV-infected patients. No clinically documented invasive infections were reported until now in this patient group or in other immunocompromised patients. We report three cases of candidemia due to this newly emerging Candida species in HIV-negative patients with chemotherapy-induced immunosuppression and bone marrow transplantation.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059

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