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

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
Subjects:
Candida non-albicans
Candiduria
Echinocandin
Micafungin
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211753914000128
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spelling doaj-3cc5c7f509b44d5a98e2eaf173603ee32020-11-25T03:58:34ZengElsevierMedical Mycology Case Reports2211-75392014-07-015C1310.1016/j.mmcr.2014.04.003A case of Candida glabrata severe urinary sepsis successfully treated with micafunginFilippo PieralliCristina BazziniVieri VannucchiAntonio ManciniCarlo Nozzoli 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. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211753914000128Candida non-albicansCandiduriaEchinocandinMicafungin
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author Filippo Pieralli
Cristina Bazzini
Vieri Vannucchi
Antonio Mancini
Carlo Nozzoli
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Cristina Bazzini
Vieri Vannucchi
Antonio Mancini
Carlo Nozzoli
A case of Candida glabrata severe urinary sepsis successfully treated with micafungin
Medical Mycology Case Reports
Candida non-albicans
Candiduria
Echinocandin
Micafungin
author_facet Filippo Pieralli
Cristina Bazzini
Vieri Vannucchi
Antonio Mancini
Carlo Nozzoli
author_sort Filippo Pieralli
title A case of Candida glabrata severe urinary sepsis successfully treated with micafungin
title_short A case of Candida glabrata severe urinary sepsis successfully treated with micafungin
title_full A case of Candida glabrata severe urinary sepsis successfully treated with micafungin
title_fullStr A case of Candida glabrata severe urinary sepsis successfully treated with micafungin
title_full_unstemmed A case of Candida glabrata severe urinary sepsis successfully treated with micafungin
title_sort case of candida glabrata severe urinary sepsis successfully treated with micafungin
publisher Elsevier
series Medical Mycology Case Reports
issn 2211-7539
publishDate 2014-07-01
description 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.
topic Candida non-albicans
Candiduria
Echinocandin
Micafungin
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211753914000128
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