A case of Candida glabrata severe urinary sepsis successfully treated with micafungin

Candida glabrata is frequently resistant to fluconazole, and in advanced renal failure the safe use of this and other recommended drugs is limited. We report a case of a 56 years-old diabetic woman with renal failure and severe urinary sepsis from C. glabrata successfully treated with micafungin....

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Main Authors: Filippo Pieralli, Cristina Bazzini, Vieri Vannucchi, Antonio Mancini, Carlo Nozzoli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-07-01
Series:Medical Mycology Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211753914000128