Candida krusei arthritis in a patient with hematologic malignancy: successful treatment with voriconazole.
Here, we report a case of disseminated Candida krusei infection in a patient who presented with arthritis. The infection was successfully treated with voriconazole after amphotericin B deoxycholate therapy had failed.
Sili
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Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, University of Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey.
Yilmaz
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Ferhanoglu
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Mert
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D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002175:Candida / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000382:microbiology; D016393:Lymphoma, B-Cell / Q000150:complications; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009181:Mycoses / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011743:Pyrimidines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013582:Synovial Fluid / Q000382:microbiology; D014230:Triazoles / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D065819:Voriconazole