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Title: | Candida glabrata fungemia cured by antibiotic-lock therapy: Case report and short review | Authors: | Angel-Moreno, A. Boronat, M. Bolaños, M. Carrillo, A. González, S. Pérez Arellano, J. L. |
UNESCO Clasification: | 32 Ciencias médicas 320505 Enfermedades infecciosas |
Keywords: | Candida glabrata Antibiotic-lock therapy |
Issue Date: | 2005 | Journal: | Journal of Infection | Abstract: | Catheter removal is now the standard recommendation of catheter-related fungemia even when tunneled devices are used. However, in the clinical practice, this procedure is not always without risks. Antibiotic-lock technique can resolve many cases of catheter-related bacteraemia, but cure of catheter-related candidemia by this method has been attempted in very few instances, reviewed in this article. Herein, we report a case of non-complicated Candida glabrata fungemia related to a Hickman catheter used for parenteral nutrition, cured with intraluminal amphotericin B in addition to systemic therapy. This case demonstrates that 'antifungal-lock therapy' can be effectively used in selected cases of catheter-related candidemia. | URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10553/50626 | ISSN: | 0163-4453 | DOI: | 10.1016/j.jinf.2004.08.034 | Source: | Journal of Infection[ISSN 0163-4453],v. 51(3), p. 85-87 (Octubre 2005) |
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