title: Saccharomyces boulardii fungaemia in an intensive care unit patient treated with caspofungin.
abstract: We describe a case of Saccharomyces boulardii fugaemia in a critically ill patient with septic shock treated with a probiotic agent containing this yeast. We attributed this fugaemia to gut translocation. Our use of caspofugin yielded excellent results.
authors.forename: Nikolaos
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Lolis
authors.forename: Dimitrios
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Veldekis
authors.forename: Hellen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Moraitou
authors.forename: Sofia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kanavaki
authors.forename: Aristea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Velegraki
authors.forename: Charis
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Triandafyllidis
authors.forename: Chronis
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tasioudis
authors.forename: Angellos
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pefanis
authors.forename: Ioannis
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Pneumatikos
mesh_terms: D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000077336:Caspofungin; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000628:therapy; D054714:Echinocandins / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016469:Fungemia / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D055666:Lipopeptides; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012440:Saccharomyces / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D015002:Yeast, Dried / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D054714:Echinocandins; D055666:Lipopeptides; D000077336:Caspofungin