A case of Candida glabrata severe urinary sepsis successfully treated with micafungin

Filippo Pieralli; Cristina Bazzini; Vieri Vannucchi; Antonio Mancini; Carlo Nozzoli

doi:10.1016/j.mmcr.2014.04.003

A case of Candida glabrata severe urinary sepsis successfully treated with micafungin

Med Mycol Case Rep. 2014 May 10:5:1-3. doi: 10.1016/j.mmcr.2014.04.003. eCollection 2014 Jul.

Authors

Filippo Pieralli¹, Cristina Bazzini¹, Vieri Vannucchi¹, Antonio Mancini¹, Carlo Nozzoli¹

Affiliation

¹ High Dependency Unit - Internal and Emergency Medicine Department, University Hospital of Careggi, Largo Brambilla, 3-50144 Florence, Italy.

Abstract

Candida glabrata is frequently resistant to fluconazole, and in advanced renal failure the safe use of this and other recommended drugs is limited. We report a case of a 56 years-old diabetic woman with renal failure and severe urinary sepsis from C. glabrata successfully treated with micafungin.

Keywords: Candida non-albicans; Candiduria; Echinocandin; Micafungin.