Rhodotorula spp. fungemia in an immunocompromised boy after neurosurgery successfully treated with miconazole and 5-flucytosine: case report and review of the literature.
A case of Rhodotorula fungemia in a 13-year-old boy after neurosurgery successfully treated with miconazole and 5-flucytosine is reported. Intravascular catheter insertion, broad-spectrum anti-miocrobials, surgery, and immunosuppression are the main risk factors for fungemia.
Marinová
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Department of Intensive Care, Postgraduate Medical School, Kosice, Slovak Republic.
Szabadosová
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Brandeburová
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Krcméry
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D000293:Adolescent; D005437:Flucytosine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016469:Fungemia / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008297:Male; D016921:Meningitis, Fungal / Q000601:surgery*; D008825:Miconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012248:Rhodotorula / Q000302:isolation & purification*
D008825:Miconazole; D005437:Flucytosine