Fatal septicemia due to amphotericin B-resistant Candida lusitaniae.

Journal of clinical microbiology ·Vol. 18 ·No. 2 ·1983-08-00 ·Pages 443-4

Guinet R, Chanas J, Goullier A, Bonnefoy G, Ambroise-Thomas P

Abstract

Five yeast strains, causally associated with septicemia and death in a patient after peritonitis, were identified as Candida lusitaniae van Uden et do Carmo-Sousa by standard methods. The organism was initially susceptible to 5-fluorocytosine but strongly resistant to amphotericin B, requiring 50 micrograms/ml for complete inhibition at 48 h.

MeSH Terms

Amphotericin B/pharmacology Candida/drug effects Candidiasis/microbiology Drug Resistance, Microbial Humans Sepsis/microbiology

Chemicals

Amphotericin B

Authors & Affiliations

5 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID

Guinet R

Chanas J

Goullier A

Bonnefoy G

Ambroise-Thomas P

References (3)

3 references, click to expand

Medically important yeasts.
Annu Rev Microbiol. 1978;32:59-68 PMID: 360976
Development of resistance to amphotericin B in Candida lusitaniae infecting a human.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 1979 Aug;16(2):123-6 PMID: 290351
Identification of Candida lusitaniae as an opportunistic yeast in humans.
J Clin Microbiol. 1979 Aug;10(2):202-5 PMID: 292646

Article Info

Journal

Journal of clinical microbiology

Abbr.

J Clin Microbiol

ISSN

0095-1137

DOI

10.1128/jcm.18.2.443-444.1983

Published

1983-08-00

Pages

443-4

Language

English

Region

United States

NLM ID

7505564

PMCID

PMC270825

Subset

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PubMed source DOI: 10.1128/jcm.18.2.443-444.1983 PMC Full Text View journal details

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