title: Candida utilis catheter-related bloodstream infection.
abstract: Central venous catheter-related fungemia are increasing in the last years, also due to rare fungi. We report the case of a Candida utilis catheter-related bloodstream infection in a patient with metastatic carcinoma of the bladder and a long term totally implanted venous catheter. The diagnosis was done by paired blood cultures and differential time to positivity. The Candida species was rapidly identified by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry. The patient was successfully treated with anidulafungine.
authors.affiliation: Clinic of Infectious Disease, Catholic University, Rome.
authors.forename: Giancarlo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Scoppettuolo
authors.affiliation: Clinic of Infectious Disease, Catholic University, Rome.
authors.forename: Concetta
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Donato
authors.affiliation: Institute of Microbiology, Catholic University, Rome.
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: De Carolis
authors.affiliation: Institute of Microbiology, Catholic University, Rome.
authors.forename: Antonietta
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vella
authors.affiliation: Institute of Microbiology, Catholic University, Rome.
authors.forename: Luisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Vaccaro
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Catholic University, Rome.
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: La Greca
authors.affiliation: Clinic of Infectious Disease, Catholic University, Rome.
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fantoni
keywords: Antifungal treatment; CRBSI; Central venous catheter; Fungemia