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Published on: July 1, 2020
Candida quercitrusa Candidemia in a 6-Year-Old Child
Lars F Westblade1, Christina A Rostad2, Joseph A Hilinski2
1Department of Pathology, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia, USA Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA Emory Antibiotic Resistance Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA Westblade,lars.westblade@emory.edu.
Abstract:
We present the first case of candidemia due to Candida quercitrusa in a pediatric patient. The identification of the isolate was protracted and ultimately dependent upon sequence analysis of the internal transcribed spacer region. To further define the antifungal susceptibility characteristics of this species, we performed antifungal susceptibility testing of clinical and type strains. In light of the antifungal susceptibility testing results, we caution against the use of fluconazole for treating C. quercitrusa infections.
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