title: Posaconazole therapy for severe abdominal candidiasis: a case report.
abstract: We report the successful treatment of a fluconazole-resistant intra-abdominal Candida infection (Candida albicans and Candida tropicalis) with posaconazole (SCH56592) in a 68-year-old woman with a recent history of intra-abdominal surgery.
authors.affiliation: Grupo de Micología Médica y Experimental, Corporación para Investigaciones Biológicas (CIB), Medellín, Colombia.
authors.forename: Angela M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Tobón
authors.forename: Ana L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Correa
authors.forename: Myrtha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Arango
authors.forename: Catalina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: de Bedout
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Restrepo
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen; D000368:Aged; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D003560:Cysts / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014230:Triazoles / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D014230:Triazoles; C101425:posaconazole