T2Candida® to guide antifungal and lengh of treatment of candidemia in a pediatric multivisceral transplant recipient

A case of 1-year- old male multivisceral transplant recipient with candidemia diagnosed by the T2Candida® test is presented. Optimal management of the candidemia complemented the treatment of the global clinical episode. Duration of treatment might be established much more precisely with the T2Candi...

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Main Authors: Iker Falces-Romero, Emilio Cendejas-Bueno, María Laplaza-González, Luis Escosa-García, Cristina Schuffelmann-Gutiérrez, Belén Calderón-Llopis, Javier Pemán, Pedro de la Oliva, Julio García-Rodríguez
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-09-01
Series:Medical Mycology Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211753918300691
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spelling doaj-18eb77b0298f4811b5a6f9795212f4292020-11-25T03:21:38ZengElsevierMedical Mycology Case Reports2211-75392018-09-01216668T2Candida® to guide antifungal and lengh of treatment of candidemia in a pediatric multivisceral transplant recipientIker Falces-Romero0Emilio Cendejas-Bueno1María Laplaza-González2Luis Escosa-García3Cristina Schuffelmann-Gutiérrez4Belén Calderón-Llopis5Javier Pemán6Pedro de la Oliva7Julio García-Rodríguez8Clinical Microbiology Department, Hospital Universitario La Paz, IdiPaz, Paseo de la Castellana 261, 28046 Madrid, SpainClinical Microbiology Department, Hospital Universitario La Paz, IdiPaz, Paseo de la Castellana 261, 28046 Madrid, Spain; Corresponding author.Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. Hospital Universitario La Paz, Paseo de la Castellana 261, 28046 Madrid, SpainDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Pediatrics. Hospital Universitario La Paz, Paseo de la Castellana 261, 28046 Madrid, SpainPediatric Intensive Care Unit. Hospital Universitario La Paz, Paseo de la Castellana 261, 28046 Madrid, SpainPediatric Intensive Care Unit. Hospital Universitario La Paz, Paseo de la Castellana 261, 28046 Madrid, SpainClinical Microbiology Department, Hospital La Fe, Avinguda de Fernando Abril Martorell, 106, 46026 Valencia, SpainPediatric Intensive Care Unit. Hospital Universitario La Paz, Paseo de la Castellana 261, 28046 Madrid, SpainClinical Microbiology Department, Hospital Universitario La Paz, IdiPaz, Paseo de la Castellana 261, 28046 Madrid, SpainA case of 1-year- old male multivisceral transplant recipient with candidemia diagnosed by the T2Candida® test is presented. Optimal management of the candidemia complemented the treatment of the global clinical episode. Duration of treatment might be established much more precisely with the T2Candida® test than with blood cultures. Keywords: Candidemia, T2Candida, Multivisceral transplant recipienthttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211753918300691
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author Iker Falces-Romero
Emilio Cendejas-Bueno
María Laplaza-González
Luis Escosa-García
Cristina Schuffelmann-Gutiérrez
Belén Calderón-Llopis
Javier Pemán
Pedro de la Oliva
Julio García-Rodríguez
spellingShingle Iker Falces-Romero
Emilio Cendejas-Bueno
María Laplaza-González
Luis Escosa-García
Cristina Schuffelmann-Gutiérrez
Belén Calderón-Llopis
Javier Pemán
Pedro de la Oliva
Julio García-Rodríguez
T2Candida® to guide antifungal and lengh of treatment of candidemia in a pediatric multivisceral transplant recipient
Medical Mycology Case Reports
author_facet Iker Falces-Romero
Emilio Cendejas-Bueno
María Laplaza-González
Luis Escosa-García
Cristina Schuffelmann-Gutiérrez
Belén Calderón-Llopis
Javier Pemán
Pedro de la Oliva
Julio García-Rodríguez
author_sort Iker Falces-Romero
title T2Candida® to guide antifungal and lengh of treatment of candidemia in a pediatric multivisceral transplant recipient
title_short T2Candida® to guide antifungal and lengh of treatment of candidemia in a pediatric multivisceral transplant recipient
title_full T2Candida® to guide antifungal and lengh of treatment of candidemia in a pediatric multivisceral transplant recipient
title_fullStr T2Candida® to guide antifungal and lengh of treatment of candidemia in a pediatric multivisceral transplant recipient
title_full_unstemmed T2Candida® to guide antifungal and lengh of treatment of candidemia in a pediatric multivisceral transplant recipient
title_sort t2candida® to guide antifungal and lengh of treatment of candidemia in a pediatric multivisceral transplant recipient
publisher Elsevier
series Medical Mycology Case Reports
issn 2211-7539
publishDate 2018-09-01
description A case of 1-year- old male multivisceral transplant recipient with candidemia diagnosed by the T2Candida® test is presented. Optimal management of the candidemia complemented the treatment of the global clinical episode. Duration of treatment might be established much more precisely with the T2Candida® test than with blood cultures. Keywords: Candidemia, T2Candida, Multivisceral transplant recipient
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211753918300691
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