Community acquired fungemia caused by Candida pulcherrima: diagnostic contribution of MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry

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العنوان: Community acquired fungemia caused by Candida pulcherrima: diagnostic contribution of MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry
المؤلفون: Deconinck, Laurène, Meybeck, Agnès, Pradier, Maxime, Patoz, Pierre, Melliez, Hugues, Senneville, Eric
بيانات النشر: BioMed Central Ltd.
سنة النشر: 2016
المجموعة: BioMed Central
مصطلحات موضوعية: Fungemia, Candida pulcherrima, Mass spectrometry
الوصف: Background Community-onset candidemia constitute a distinct clinical entity the incidence of which is increasing. Contribution of non-albicans Candida species is rising. Case presentation We describe here the first reported case of community acquired fungemia due to Candida pulcherrima . Identification to the species level was performed by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry. Treatment with fluconazole was successful. Conclusion This case confirms the pathogenic role of C. pulcherrima and the contribution of MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry for identification of rare Candida species.
نوع الوثيقة: report
اللغة: English
العلاقة: http://www.ann-clinmicrob.com/content/15/1/14Test
الإتاحة: http://www.ann-clinmicrob.com/content/15/1/14Test
حقوق: Copyright 2016 Deconinck et al.
رقم الانضمام: edsbas.E135457F
قاعدة البيانات: BASE