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Successful treatment of Candida parapsilosis (fluconazole-resistant) osteomyelitis with caspofungin in a HIV patient

ContributorsLegout, Laurence; Assal, Mathieu; Rohner, Peter; Lew, Daniel Pablo; Bernard, Louis; Hoffmeyer, Pierre
Published inScandinavian journal of infectious diseases, vol. 38, no. 8, p. 728-730
Publication date2006
Abstract

Treating Candida arthritis is challenging. We report a case of Candida parapsilosis arthritis successfully treated with caspofungin. We illustrate the likelihood of severe infections due fluconazole resistant C. parapsilosis after extensive fluconazole use and discuss the role of newer antifungal agents in the treatment of arthritis due to Candida spp.

Keywords
  • Candida/ isolation & purification
  • Candidiasis/ drug therapy/microbiology/virology
  • Drug Resistance, Microbial
  • Echinocandins
  • Fluconazole/ pharmacology
  • Hiv
  • HIV Infections/ microbiology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Osteomyelitis/ drug therapy/microbiology/virology
  • Peptides, Cyclic/ therapeutic use
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LEGOUT, Laurence et al. Successful treatment of Candida parapsilosis (fluconazole-resistant) osteomyelitis with caspofungin in a HIV patient. In: Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases, 2006, vol. 38, n° 8, p. 728–730. doi: 10.1080/00365540500447192
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Commercial URLhttp://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~db=all?content=10.1080/00365540500447192
Journal ISSN0036-5548
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