Candida dubliniensis Meningitis as Delayed Sequela of Treated C. dubliniensis Fungemia

We present a case of Candida dubliniensis meningitis that developed 2 months after apparently successful treatment of an episode of C. dubliniensis candidemia in a heart-lung transplant recipient in Australia. This case highlights the importance of follow-up in patients with candidemia or disseminat...

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Autores principales: van Hal, Sebastian J., Stark, Damien, Harkness, John, Marriott, Deborah
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2008
Materias:
Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2600202/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18258133
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1402.070985
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Sumario:We present a case of Candida dubliniensis meningitis that developed 2 months after apparently successful treatment of an episode of C. dubliniensis candidemia in a heart-lung transplant recipient in Australia. This case highlights the importance of follow-up in patients with candidemia or disseminated infection, especially in immunosuppressed patients.

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