Catheter-related fungemia due to fluconazole-resistant Candida nivariensis.
We report on a case of fungemia due to fluconazole-resistant Candida nivariensis (MIC, > or =128 microg/ml). Internal transcribed spacer PCR followed by microchip gel electrophoresis with a blood culture that tested positive revealed a unique pattern different from those of other pathogenic yeasts.
Fujita
Shin-ichi
S
Department of Laboratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, 13-1 Takara-machi, Kanazawa 920-8640, Japan. fujita-knz@umin.ac.jp
Senda
Yasuko
Y
Okusi
Tikako
T
Ota
Yumi
Y
Takada
Hideaki
H
Yamada
Kazunori
K
Kawano
Mitsuhiro
M
D000368:Aged; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002175:Candida / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects*; D025141:Drug Resistance, Fungal; D005260:Female; D015725:Fluconazole / Q000494:pharmacology*; D016469:Fungemia / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D015725:Fluconazole