Literature DB >> 16357460

A probable case of aspiration pneumonia caused by Candida glabrata in a non-neutropenic patient with candidemia.

Tsutomu Kobayashi1, Yoshitsugu Miyazaki, Katsunori Yanagihara, Hiroshi Kakeya, Hideaki Ohno, Yasuhito Higashiyama, Yoichi Hirakata, Yohei Mizuta, Kazunori Tomono, Takayoshi Tashiro, Shigeru Kohno.   

Abstract

Primary Candida pneumonia is rare, and detailed reports of Candida glabrata pneumonia have not been described. A 71-year-old woman had been treated for heart failure and developed aspiration pneumonia, which was refractory to antibacterial treatment. Antifungal treatment against C. glabrata resulted in resolution of pneumonia and candidemia. We report a probable case of C. glabrata pneumonia.

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Year:  2005        PMID: 16357460     DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.44.1191

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Intern Med        ISSN: 0918-2918            Impact factor:   1.271


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1.  Candida glabrata Pneumonia in a Patient with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.

Authors:  Onur Yazici; Mustafa Cortuk; Hasan Casim; Erdogan Cetinkaya; Ali Mert; Ali Ramazan Benli
Journal:  Case Rep Infect Dis       Date:  2016-11-02
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