TY - JOUR
T1 - Yeast central nervous system infection in a critically ill patient
T2 - A case report
AU - Frantzeskaki, Frantzeska
AU - Diakaki, Chryssi
AU - Rizos, Michalis
AU - Theodorakopoulou, Maria
AU - Papadopoulos, Panagiotis
AU - Antonopoulou, Anastasia
AU - Nikitas, Nikitas
AU - Lignos, Michail
AU - Brountzos, Elias
AU - Velegraki, Aristea
AU - Paramythiotou, Elisabeth
AU - Panagyotides, John
AU - Armaganidis, Apostolos
AU - Dimopoulos, George
PY - 2014/7/15
Y1 - 2014/7/15
N2 - Introduction. Invasive fungal infections are alarmingly common in intensive care unit patients; invasive fungal infections are associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Risk factors are the increased use of indwelling central venous catheters, the use of broad spectrum antibiotics, parenteral nutrition, renal replacement therapy and immunosuppression. Diagnosis of these infections might be complicated, requiring tissue cultures. In addition, therapy of invasive fungal infections might be difficult, given the rising resistance of fungi to antifungal agents. Case presentation. We describe the case of a 28-year-old Greek man with yeast central nervous system infection. Conclusions: Difficult-to-treat fungal infections may complicate the clinical course of critically ill patients and render their prognosis unfavorable. This report presents a case that was rare and difficult to treat, along with a thorough review of the investigation and treatment of these kinds of fungal infections in critically ill patients.
AB - Introduction. Invasive fungal infections are alarmingly common in intensive care unit patients; invasive fungal infections are associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Risk factors are the increased use of indwelling central venous catheters, the use of broad spectrum antibiotics, parenteral nutrition, renal replacement therapy and immunosuppression. Diagnosis of these infections might be complicated, requiring tissue cultures. In addition, therapy of invasive fungal infections might be difficult, given the rising resistance of fungi to antifungal agents. Case presentation. We describe the case of a 28-year-old Greek man with yeast central nervous system infection. Conclusions: Difficult-to-treat fungal infections may complicate the clinical course of critically ill patients and render their prognosis unfavorable. This report presents a case that was rare and difficult to treat, along with a thorough review of the investigation and treatment of these kinds of fungal infections in critically ill patients.
KW - Emerging fungal infections
KW - ICU patients
KW - Treatment
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U2 - 10.1186/1752-1947-8-253
DO - 10.1186/1752-1947-8-253
M3 - Article
C2 - 25026870
AN - SCOPUS:84904071996
SN - 1752-1947
VL - 8
JO - Journal of Medical Case Reports
JF - Journal of Medical Case Reports
IS - 1
M1 - 253
ER -