Central venous catheter-related bloodstream infection and Cryptococcus neoformans.
This is the first case reported of central venous catheter-related fungemia due to C. neoformans. A patient with chronic renal failure developed a fungemia during the treatment of a dialysis-associated bacteremia. Cryptococcus neoformans grew in the catheter tip and blood culture. We addressed questions about this catheter-related fungemia.
Division of Internal Medicine, Hospital Universitario Evangelico de Curitiba, Curitiba, PR, Brazil. flptuon@gmail.com
Felipe F
FF
Tuon
Hugo M P
HM
Morales
Sergio R
SR
Penteado-Filho
Margarete M
MM
da-Silva
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Amina
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El Hamoui
D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D055499:Catheter-Related Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003453:Cryptococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D003455:Cryptococcus neoformans / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D016469:Fungemia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000628:therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D000666:Amphotericin B