Spondylodiscitis caused by Candida krusei: case report and susceptibility patterns.
A 62-year-old man with amphotericin B-resistant Candida krusei spondylodiscitis, following an episode of candidemia caused by the same strain, was successfully treated with caspofungin plus voriconazole. Amphotericin B fungicidal concentrations were better predictors of the clinical outcome than were MICs. This is the first case of C. krusei spondylodiscitis reported in the literature.
Pemán
Javier
J
Microbiology Department, La Fe University Hospital, Av. Campanar 21, 46009 Valencia, Spain. peman_jav@gva.es
Jarque
Isidro
I
Bosch
María
M
Cantón
Emilia
E
Salavert
Miguel
M
de Llanos
Rosario
R
Molina
Araceli
A