Saccharomyces cerevisiae var. boulardii fungemia following probiotic treatment
Marcelo C. Appel-da-Silva; Gabriel A. Narvaez; Leandro R.R. Perez; Laura Drehmer; Jairo Lewgoy;
- Publisher: Elsevier
- Journal: Medical Mycology Case Reports,volume 18,pages15-17 (issn: 2211-7539, eissn: 2211-7539)
Related identifiers: , - Subject: R5-920 | Critical illness | Clostridium difficile | Medicine (General) | Case Report | Fungemia | Saccharomyces | Biology (General) | QH301-705.5 | Probioticsmesheuropmc: bacterial infections and mycoses
Probiotics are commonly prescribed as an adjuvant in the treatment of antibiotic-associated diarrhea caused by Clostridium difficile. We report the case of an immunocompromised 73-year-old patient on chemotherapy who developed Saccharomyces cerevisiae var. boulardii fun... View more
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