Candida krusei--a serious complication in patients with hematological malignancies: successful treatment with caspofungin.

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Serval ID
serval:BIB_3FA68B3904D0
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Case report (case report): feedback on an observation with a short commentary.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
Candida krusei--a serious complication in patients with hematological malignancies: successful treatment with caspofungin.
Journal
Transplant Infectious Disease
Author(s)
Conen A., Weisser M., Jörg C.O., Battegay M., Trampuz A., Frei R., Christen S., Heim D., Gratwohl A., Flückiger U.
ISSN
1398-2273 (Print)
ISSN-L
1398-2273
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2008
Volume
10
Number
1
Pages
66-70
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Case Reports ; Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov'tPublication Status: ppublish
Abstract
Candida krusei infections are serious complications in neutropenic patients with hematological malignancies. We report the successful treatment of C. krusei infection with caspofungin in 3 allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients and 1 patient with induction chemotherapy for acute myeloid leukemia.
Keywords
Adult, Antifungal Agents/therapeutic use, Candida/classification, Candida/drug effects, Candidiasis/drug therapy, Candidiasis/microbiology, Echinocandins/therapeutic use, Female, Hematologic Neoplasms/complications, Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation/adverse effects, Humans, Middle Aged, Neutropenia/complications, Transplantation, Homologous/adverse effects, Treatment Outcome
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Web of science
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