title: Candida glabrataPneumonia in a Patient with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
abstract: Pneumonia remains an important cause of morbidity and mortality among infectious diseases.Streptococcus pneumoniaeand viruses are the most common cause of pneumonia. Candidiasis in such patients has been associated with haemodialysis, fungal colonization, exposure to broad-spectrum antibiotics, intensive care unit (ICU) hospitalization, and immunocompromised patients. The most common cause of infection isC. albicans. The case presented here is of a 66-year-old male patient diagnosed withC. glabrata. The patient suffered from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chest Disease, Adnan Menderes University, Aydın, Turkey.
authors.forename: Onur
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Yazici
authors.affiliation: Department of Chest Disease, Karabuk University, Karabuk, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-6923-736X
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cortuk
authors.affiliation: Department of Chest Disease, Karabuk University Training and Research Hospital, Karabuk, Turkey.
authors.forename: Hasan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Casim
authors.affiliation: Department of Chest Disease, Karabuk University, Karabuk, Turkey.
authors.forename: Erdogan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cetinkaya
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, İstanbul Medipol University, İstanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mert
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, Karabuk University, Karabuk, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ali Ramazan
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Benli