Fatal septicemia due to amphotericin B-resistant Candida lusitaniae.
Five yeast strains, causally associated with septicemia and death in a patient after peritonitis, were identified as Candida lusitaniae van Uden et do Carmo-Sousa by standard methods. The organism was initially susceptible to 5-fluorocytosine but strongly resistant to amphotericin B, requiring 50 micrograms/ml for complete inhibition at 48 h.
D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002175:Candida / Q000187:drug effects*; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000382:microbiology*; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D006801:Humans; D018805:Sepsis / Q000382:microbiology*
D000666:Amphotericin B