CANDIDA-GLABRATA PROSTHESIS INFECTION FOLLOWING PYELONEPHRITIS AND SEPTICEMIA

Authors
NAYERI F CAMERON R CHRYSSANTHOU E JOHANSSON L SODERSTROM C
Citation
F. Nayeri et al., CANDIDA-GLABRATA PROSTHESIS INFECTION FOLLOWING PYELONEPHRITIS AND SEPTICEMIA, Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases, 29(6), 1997, pp. 635-638
Citations number
16
Journal title
Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases → ACNP
ISSN journal
00365548
Volume
29
Issue
6
Year of publication
1997
Pages
635 - 638
Database
ISI
SICI code
0036-5548(1997)29:6<635:CPIFPA>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
Candida glabrata is a well-known cause of lower urinary tract infectio ns. Systemic infections caused by this organism are less common, but h ave increased dramatically in recent gears. Prosthesis infection cause d by C. glabrata is extremely rare. We report a case of prosthesis fai lure due to C. glabrata 5 y after candidaemia and pyelonephritis cause d by this organism. The same C. glabrata strain was isolated from both infections,as confirmed by the random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD ) method.