Caspofungin treatment in two infants with persistent fungaemia due to Candida lipolytica.
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Candida lipolytica has infrequently been identified as a cause of infection and is associated mostly with vascular catheter-related fungaemia. Patients reported in the literature have been successfully treated with catheter removal or amphotericin B treatment. We report 2 infants with C. lipolytica fungaemia unresponsive to catheter removal and amphotericin B therapy and treated successfully with the addition of caspofungin to amphotericin B.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases
دوره 38 6-7 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2006