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Candida catenulata Candidaemia and Possible Endocarditis in a Cirrhotic Patient Successfully De‐escalated to Oral Fluconazole
Author(s) -
Ha M. V.,
Choy M. S.,
McCoy D.,
Fernandez N.,
Suh J. S.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of clinical pharmacy and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.622
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1365-2710
pISSN - 0269-4727
DOI - 10.1111/jcpt.12728
Subject(s) - fluconazole , medicine , endocarditis , antifungal , surgery , abdominal surgery , fungemia , abdominal pain , mycosis , dermatology
Summary What is known and objective Candida catenulata is a fungus commonly found in Australian cheeses. C. catenulata has been identified as the causative pathogen for one report of onychomycosis and one report of candidaemia. Case description A 37‐year‐old male underwent surgery for an incarcerated umbilical hernia repair and bowel obstruction and presented with severe abdominal pain and ascitic fluid draining from the surgical site. C. catenulata was isolated in blood cultures. The patient was treated with antifungal therapy for approximately 6 weeks. What is new and conclusion To our knowledge, this is the first case describing successful treatment of possible fungal endocarditis caused by C. catenulata .