Abstract
Candidemia is a common life threatening condition occurring in the hospitalized patients specially those admitted to the intensive care units. Candida rugosa is an uncommon species and a significant cause of candidemia acquired in intensive care unit. It is associated with trauma, total parenteral nutrition and central venous catheterization. The geographical distribution is limited and antifungal susceptibility of isolates demonstrate great variability. We report the case of a patient with trivial trauma following a fall while playing cricket who became critically ill with multi-organ involvement following Candida rugosa candidaemia. He was instituted amphotericin B intravenously in a dose of 1 mg/kg and showed favourable response in a week with recovery after 27 days of therapy.
Keywords: amphotericin B, Candida rugosa, candidaemia, central venous catheter, nosocomial.
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Corresponding Author
Santwana Verma
Dept. of Microbiology, I.G.M.C, Shimla
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v5i10.77
