Changing pattern of Candida species in a bone marrow transplant patient.
A report on a patient with multiple myeloma, undergoing bone marrow transplant, who developed systemic fungal infection due to Candida krusei after bone marrow transplantation. The subsequent appearance of Ketoconazole resistant C. krusei is probably the first report of its kind from India. The significance of the findings is discussed.
Fotedar
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Department of Microbiology, A.I.I.M.S., New Delhi, India.
Banerjee
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D000328:Adult; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D016469:Fungemia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007654:Ketoconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D007654:Ketoconazole