Successful treatment with liposomal amphotericin B of an intraabdomianl abscess due to Candida norvegensis associated with a Gore-Tex mesh infection.
There are few reports of severe infections caused by Candida norvegensis. We here describe a case of C. norvegensis-associated intraabdominal abscess and Gore-Tex mesh-associated infection, successfully treated with liposomal amphotericin B and removal of the mesh. This is, to our knowledge, the first report of C. norvegensis causing this type of infection.
Nolla-Salas
J
J
Intensive Care Unit, Hospital del Mar, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain.
Torres-Rodríguez
J M
JM
Grau
S
S
Isbert
F
F
Torrella
T
T
Riveiro
M
M
Sitges-Serra
A
A
D018784:Abdominal Abscess / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D000368:Aged; D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002175:Candida / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D004338:Drug Combinations; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010713:Phosphatidylcholines / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010715:Phosphatidylglycerols / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D013526:Surgical Mesh / Q000009:adverse effects*
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D004338:Drug Combinations; D010713:Phosphatidylcholines; D010715:Phosphatidylglycerols; C068538:liposomal amphotericin B; D000666:Amphotericin B; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene