title: An unusual case of Candida ciferrii fungemia in an immunocompromised patient with Crohn's and Mycobacterium bovis disease.
abstract: We present a case report of a fungal bloodstream infection due to an unusual pathogen. This is a 30 years-old female patient diagnosed with Crohn's disease and a disseminated Mycobacterium bovis infection subsequently complicated by fungemia due to the emergent yeast pathogen Candida ciferrii, who was unresponsive to fluconazole and made a full recovery after treatment with posaconazole. To our knowledge, this is the first report of Candida ciferrii isolation from blood in an adult associated to a central venous catheter and which was successfully treated with posaconazole.
authors: University Hospital "Dr. José E. González", Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León. Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico. Dr.VillanuevaL@hotmail.com.
authors: Hiram
authors: H
authors: Villanueva-Lozano
authors: Rogelio de J
authors: RJ
authors: Treviño-Rangel
authors: Cristina L
authors: CL
authors: Hernández-Balboa
authors: Gloria M
authors: GM
authors: González
authors: Michel F
authors: MF
authors: Martínez-Reséndez
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002175:Candida / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D058387:Candidemia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D055499:Catheter-Related Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D009163:Mycobacterium bovis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014230:Triazoles / Q000008:administration & dosage; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D014230:Triazoles; C101425:posaconazole