<i>Candida lusitaniae</i> Breakthrough Fungemia in an Immuno-Compromised Adolescent: Case Report and Review of the Literature

<i>Candida lusitaniae</i> Breakthrough Fungemia in an Immuno-Compromised Adolescent: Case Report and Review of the Literature

<i>Candida lusitaniae</i> is a rare cause of candidemia that is known for its unique capability to rapidly acquire resistance to amphotericin B. We report the case of an adolescent with grade IV graft-vs.-host disease after hematopoietic cell transplantation who developed catheter-associ...

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Main Authors: Athanasia Apsemidou, Miriam Antonie Füller, Evgeny A. Idelevich, Oliver Kurzai, Athanasios Tragiannidis, Andreas H. Groll
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-12-01
Series:Journal of Fungi
Subjects:
<i>Candida lusitaniae</i>
candidemia
resistance
breakthrough
infection
transplantation
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2309-608X/6/4/380

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