title: Successful therapy of Candida pulcherrima fungemia in a premature newborn with liposomal amphotericin B and micafungin.
abstract: New Candida species may cause bloodstream infections challenging current therapeutic approaches because of unpredictable susceptibility and virulence. In the present report, we describe a fungemia case due to Candida pulcherrima in a premature neonate. After full in vitro diagnostic workup, the neonate was successfully treated with liposomal amphotericin B and micafungin achieving rapid fungal eradication from blood.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, General Hospital of Nikaia Agios Panteleimon, Athens 18454, Greece.
authors.forename: Alexandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mpakosi
authors.affiliation: Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, Attikon University Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens 12642, Greece.
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Siopi
authors.affiliation: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, General Hospital of Nikaia Agios Panteleimon, Athens 18454, Greece.
authors.forename: Vasiliki
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Falaina
authors.affiliation: Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, Attikon University Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens 12642, Greece.
authors.forename: Nikolaos
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Siafakas
authors.affiliation: Infectious Diseases Unit, 3rd Department of Pediatrics, Hippokration Hospital, Thessaloniki 54642, Greece.
authors.forename: Emmanuel
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Roilides
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, General Hospital of Nikaia Agios Panteleimon, Athens 18454, Greece.
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kimouli
authors.affiliation: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, General Hospital of Nikaia Agios Panteleimon, Athens 18454, Greece.
authors.forename: Martha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Theodoraki
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, General Hospital of Nikaia Agios Panteleimon, Athens 18454, Greece.
authors.forename: Paraskevi
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Karle
authors.affiliation: Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, Attikon University Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens 12642, Greece.
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Meletiadis
keywords: Candidemia; Combination antifungal therapy; Liposomal amphotericin B; Micafungin; Neonate