title: Recovery of fluconazole sensitive Candida ciferrii in a diabetic chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patient presenting with pneumonia.
abstract: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations admitted in intensive care units (ICUs) occur rarely due to fungal respiratory tract infections, but may occur when associated co-morbidities like diabetes mellitus coexist. Candida ciferrii is a new agent, recently was isolated from lung infections but usually resistant to fluconazole. Here, we report a rare case of pneumonia due to fluconazole sensitive Candida ciferrii in a COPD patient with known diabetes, admitted in our ICU.
authors: Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Burdwan Medical College and Hospital, Burdwan, West Bengal, India.
authors: Kaushik
authors: K
authors: Saha
authors: Niranjan Kr
authors: NK
authors: Sit
authors: Arnab
authors: A
authors: Maji
authors: Debraj
authors: D
authors: Jash
keywords: Candida ciferrii; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; fluconazole sensitive; pneumonia