Open AccessBRIGHT ASTEROIDS IN THE RED SEA - AN EMERGING PATHOGEN CANDIDA HAEMOLUNII: ARE AZOLES THE TREATMENT OPTION?
Author(s) -
T Sanyuktha,
Pooja Rao,
B Keerthiraj,
M Radhakrishna
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
asian journal of pharmaceutical and clinical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2455-3891
pISSN - 0974-2441
DOI - 10.22159/ajpcr.2017.v10i2.15775
Subject(s) - fungemia , echinocandins , fungal pathogen , antifungal , pathogen , medicine , opportunistic pathogen , intensive care medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , fluconazole , biology , dermatology , immunology , pseudomonas aeruginosa , caspofungin , bacteria , genetics
This is a case study of a 15-year-old female who on chemotherapy and central line catheter-related bloodstream candidemia presented with recurrentepisodes of candidemia, was febrile and breathless. She was diagnosed of Candida haemulonii fungemia. Echinocandins was started as this species ofCandida is usually resistant to the commonly used antifungal agents. On treatment, the patient was afebrile and discharged.Keywords: Candida haemulonii, Candidemia, Case report, Emerging pathogen