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Candida Utilis and Candida Lusitaniae Meningitis in an Infant with Extraventricular Drainage

Ekstraventriküler Drenajlı Bir İnfantda Candida Utilis ve Candida Lusitaniae Menejiti

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In conclusion, after performing extra ventricular drainage, fungi, especially C. lusitaniae and C. utilis, should be thought as etiological agents of developing meningitis.

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Objective & Hypothesis:The eight-month male infant was admitted to our hospital because of febrile convulsion and pre-diagnosis of meningitis.
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Key Findings & Data:Hydrocephalus was observed shortly after the admission and extraventricular drainage was performed but then the patient had fever above 38 oC.
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Conclusion & Impact:In conclusion, after performing extra ventricular drainage, fungi, especially C. lusitaniae and C. utilis, should be thought as etiological agents of developing meningitis.
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The eight-month male infant was admitted to our hospital because of febrile convulsion and pre-diagnosis of meningitis. Hydrocephalus was observed shortly after the admission and extraventricular drainage was performed but then the patient had fever above 38 oC. Yeasts were detected in cerebrospinal fluid culture of the patient. These fungi were identified as Candida utilis and Candida lusitaniae. For these fungi, the minimal inhibitory concentrations of fluconazole and amphotericin B were 2 ?g/ml, 4 ?g/ml and 0.75 ?g/ml, 0.5 ?g/ml, respectively. The patient received antifungal treatment but on day 10 after the isolation of yeast, the patient died. The fungi were not detected in blood and cerebrospinal fluid culture of the postmortem of the patient. In conclusion, after performing extra ventricular drainage, fungi, especially C. lusitaniae and C. utilis, should be thought as etiological agents of developing meningitis.

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Sekiz aylık erkek hasta menejit ve febril konvulziyon ön tanısı ile hastanemize kabul edilmiştir. Hastanemize kabulünden kısa bir sure sonra hidrosefali gelişmiş ve hastaya ekstraventriküler drenaj yapılmıştır. Ancak işlemden sonra hastanın ateşi 38 ºC yükselmiştir. Hastanın beyin omurilik sıvısı kültüründe maya üremesi olmuştur. İzole edilen mayalar Candida utilis ve Candida lusitaniae olarak tanımlanmıştır. Suşların flukonazol ve amfoterisin B için minimal inhibisyon konsantrasyonları sırası ile 2 ?g/ml, 4 ?g/ml and 0.75 ?g/ml, 0.5 ?g/ml olarak saptanmıştır. Hasta antifungal tedavi almış fakat mayanın izolasyonundan sonra 10. günde kaybedilmiştir. Postmortem beyin omurilik sıvısı ve kan kültüründe maya saptanmamıştır. Sonuç olarak, ekstraventriküler drenaj uygulandıktan sonra mantarlar, özellikle C. lusitaniae ve C. utilis, meydana gelen menejitlerin etiyolojik etkeni olarak düşünülmelidir.

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SARIGÜZEL, F. M., KOÇ, A. N., ÖZTÜRK, M. (2017). Candida Utilis and Candida Lusitaniae Meningitis in an Infant with Extraventricular Drainage. Van Tıp Dergisi, Cilt: 24 - Sayı: 1, 40–43. https://ajindex.com/articles/334031

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