title: Invasive candidiasis following liver transplantation and surgical complications.
abstract: The following case report describes a patient with acute liver failure who presented in multiple organ failure and required emergency liver transplantation. A complicated postoperative course lead to sepsis which did not respond to conventional anti bacterial therapy. Despite antifungal prophylaxis with an azole invasive candidiasis was diagnosed and the patient was successfully treated with anidulafungin. The difficulties in diagnosis and treatment of invasive fungal infections in this population are highlighted.
authors: Institute of Liver Studies, King's College Hospital, London, UK. georg.auzinger@nhs.net
authors: Georg
authors: G
authors: Auzinger
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000077612:Anidulafungin; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D058365:Candidiasis, Invasive / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D054714:Echinocandins / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D017093:Liver Failure / Q000601:surgery; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D054714:Echinocandins; D000077612:Anidulafungin