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

Publication date: September 2018Source: Medical Mycology Case Reports, Volume 21Author(s): 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-RodríguezAbstractA 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.
Source: Medical Mycology Case Reports - Category: Biology Source Type: research