Candida lusitaniae septicemia in a patient on extended home intravenous hyperalimentation.
This is a report of the successful therapy of a case of Candida lusitaniae septicemia in a patient with short bowel syndrome who had been on home intravenous hyperalimentation for approximately 3 months when the infection developed. C. lusitaniae was isolated from multiple blood cultures taken over the course of 2 days.
D000328:Adult; D002175:Candida / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D010289:Parenteral Nutrition, Total; D018805:Sepsis / Q000382:microbiology