title: Candida krusei arthritis in an adolescent with acute myelogenous leukemia.
abstract: We report a case of Candida krusei arthritis in an adolescent with secondary acute myelogenous leukemia, who underwent an allogeneic bone marrow transplant complicated by C. krusei fungemia 4 months before her presentation. The infection was successfully treated with voriconazole.
authors.affiliation: From the *Division of Infectious Diseases, †Division of Oncology, ‡The University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, and §Center for Pediatric Effectiveness, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA.
authors.forename: Beatriz
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Larru
authors.forename: David M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Barrett
authors.forename: Jeffrey S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Gerber
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D002175:Candida / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D018380:Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D011743:Pyrimidines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014230:Triazoles / Q000627:therapeutic use; D065819:Voriconazole
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D011743:Pyrimidines; D014230:Triazoles; D065819:Voriconazole