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Candida fermentati as a cause of persistent fungemia in a preterm neonate successfully treated by combination therapy with amphotericin B and caspofungin.

ABSTRACT: A case of persistent candidemia in a preterm neonate caused by Candida fermentati, identified by sequencing of the internally transcribed spacer region of ribosomal DNA (rDNA), is described. The neonate was treated for 30 days by combination therapy with amphotericin B (AmBisome) and caspofungin with a successful outcome, and no drug-related side effects were observed.

SUBMITTER: Al-Sweih N

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4390630 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Candida fermentati as a cause of persistent fungemia in a preterm neonate successfully treated by combination therapy with amphotericin B and caspofungin.

Al-Sweih Noura N Ahmad Suhail S Joseph Leena L Khan Seema S Vayalil Sandhya S Chandy Rachel R Khan Ziauddin Z

Journal of clinical microbiology 20150107 3

A case of persistent candidemia in a preterm neonate caused by Candida fermentati, identified by sequencing of the internally transcribed spacer region of ribosomal DNA (rDNA), is described. The neonate was treated for 30 days by combination therapy with amphotericin B (AmBisome) and caspofungin with a successful outcome, and no drug-related side effects were observed. ...[more]

PMID: 25568433

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