A case of Candida metapsilosis conjunctivitis in a neonate admitted to the cardiac heart intensive care unit
We report the first case ofCandida conjunctivitis due toC. metapsilosis obtained from the eye discharge of a 40-day-old girl with congenital heart disease admitted to the cardiac intensive care unit (CICU). The yeast isolate was identified by sequencing the entire ITS1-5.8 rRNA-ITS2 region. Antifungal susceptibility testing performed according to the CLSI M27-A3 showed that the isolate was susceptible to amphotericin B, fluconazole, itraconazole, voriconazole, clotrimazole, nystatin, terbinafine, 5-fluorocytosine, and caspofungin. Differentiation of the fungal new species allows us the accurate diagnosis and treatment, and a better understanding the microbial epidemiology.
Source: Clinical Case Reports - Category: General Medicine Authors: Shima Aboutalebian,
Arezoo Charsizadeh,
Hamid Eshaghi,
Bahram Nikmaesh,
Hossein Mirhendi Tags: CASE REPORT Source Type: research
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