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
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Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1999-02-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/5/1/99-0119_article
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spelling doaj-39927a22544c4bb78fd6280964e595982020-11-25T02:47:02ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60591999-02-015115015310.3201/eid0501.990119Candida dubliniensis Candidemia in Patients with Chemotherapy-Induced Neutropenia and Bone Marrow TransplantationJacques F. G. M. MeisMarkus RuhnkeBen E. De PauwFrank C. OddsWolfgang SiegertPaul E. VerweijThe 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.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/5/1/99-0119_articleBelgiumGermanythe Netherlands
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author Jacques F. G. M. Meis
Markus Ruhnke
Ben E. De Pauw
Frank C. Odds
Wolfgang Siegert
Paul E. Verweij
spellingShingle Jacques F. G. M. Meis
Markus Ruhnke
Ben E. De Pauw
Frank C. Odds
Wolfgang Siegert
Paul E. Verweij
Candida dubliniensis Candidemia in Patients with Chemotherapy-Induced Neutropenia and Bone Marrow Transplantation
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Belgium
Germany
the Netherlands
author_facet Jacques F. G. M. Meis
Markus Ruhnke
Ben E. De Pauw
Frank C. Odds
Wolfgang Siegert
Paul E. Verweij
author_sort Jacques F. G. M. Meis
title Candida dubliniensis Candidemia in Patients with Chemotherapy-Induced Neutropenia and Bone Marrow Transplantation
title_short Candida dubliniensis Candidemia in Patients with Chemotherapy-Induced Neutropenia and Bone Marrow Transplantation
title_full Candida dubliniensis Candidemia in Patients with Chemotherapy-Induced Neutropenia and Bone Marrow Transplantation
title_fullStr Candida dubliniensis Candidemia in Patients with Chemotherapy-Induced Neutropenia and Bone Marrow Transplantation
title_full_unstemmed Candida dubliniensis Candidemia in Patients with Chemotherapy-Induced Neutropenia and Bone Marrow Transplantation
title_sort candida dubliniensis candidemia in patients with chemotherapy-induced neutropenia and bone marrow transplantation
publisher Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
series Emerging Infectious Diseases
issn 1080-6040
1080-6059
publishDate 1999-02-01
description 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.
topic Belgium
Germany
the Netherlands
url https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/5/1/99-0119_article
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