Naslov
Candida utilis candidaemia in neonatal patients

Autori
Lukić-Grlić, Amarela ; Mlinarić-Missoni, Emilija ; Škarić, Ivančica ; Važić-Babić, Verica ; Svetec, Ivan-Krešimir

Izvornik
Journal of Medical Microbiology (0022-2615) 60 (2011), 6; 838-841

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
infection ; mycosis ; yeast ; fungi ; fungi imperfecti ; fungemia ; candidiasis ; candida utilis ; human

Sažetak
In recent years, an evident rise in the frequency of candidaemia caused by non-albicans Candida species has been reported. In this paper we present three cases of clinically manifested candidaemia caused by Candida utilis in neonatal patients hospitalized in the same neonatal intensive care unit within a 6 month period. To the authors' knowledge, only two cases of C. utilis candidaemia have been reported in the literature to date, but neither of these involved newborns. Clinical resolution and elimination of C. utilis from the blood were achieved using liposomal amphotericin B or caspofungin in all patients.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti, Biotehnologija

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