[Successful treatment with micafungin in a case of candidemia associated with pneumonia].

Abstract

A 63-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital with fever and cough. Candidemia was diagnosed by blood culture and culture of IVH catheter. Although, the patient was treated with fluconazole, clinical symptoms and chest radiographic findings worsened. After micafungin was replaced with fluconazole, her symptoms, chest radiographic findings improved and stabilized. It is suggested that micafungin is useful for the treatment of candidemia associated with Candida parapsilosis.

• Authors: Mikiko Hanada, Haruki Imaoka, Yuichi Oshita, Toru Rikimaru, Hisamichi Aizawa
• Journal: Kansenshogaku zasshi. The Journal of the Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases (Kansenshogaku Zasshi) Vol. 79 Issue 4 Pg. 284-9 (Apr 2005) ISSN: 0387-5911 [Print] Japan
• PMID: 15977567 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Antifungal Agents
• Echinocandins
• Lipopeptides
• Lipoproteins
• Peptides, Cyclic
• Micafungin

Topics

• Antifungal Agents (therapeutic use)
• Candidiasis (drug therapy)
• Catheterization, Peripheral (adverse effects)
• Echinocandins
• Equipment Contamination
• Female
• Fungemia (drug therapy)
• Humans
• Lipopeptides
• Lipoproteins (therapeutic use)
• Micafungin
• Middle Aged
• Parenteral Nutrition, Total
• Peptides, Cyclic (therapeutic use)
• Pneumonia (drug therapy, microbiology)