Case report of Candida parapsilosis sepsis detected in peripheral blood smear
Biochimica Clinica
; 46(3):S141, 2022.
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in English
| EMBASE | ID: covidwho-2168941
ABSTRACT
Introduction During long periods of hospitalization, debilitated and immunosuppressed patients are prone to contracting nosocomial fungal infections, such as Candida parapsilosis, which can cause sepsis. Candida parapsilosis, indeed, is able to form firm and persistent biofilms in central venous catheters (CVC) in addition to other medical devices, thus threatening patients undergoing invasive medical procedures [1]. We report a case of Candida parapsilosis sepsis detected in the peripheral blood smear and by the change of the cytograms of the hematology analyzer before to blood culture positivization. Case presentation An 89-year-old woman, positive for the Sars-Cov2 virus, was admitted at the San Donato hospital (Arezzo) for 40 days for Covid symptoms. Laboratory tests show an increase in C reactive protein (10.6 mg/dL), gamma GT (76 U/L), total bilirubin (2.31 mg/dL) and direct (1.46 mg/ dL), creatinine (1.00 mg/dL ) and reduction of glomerular filtrate (50.4 mL/min /1.73 mq). In addition, at the CBC anemia is detected with hemoglobin of 102 (g/L) and thrombocytopenia (32 x 10
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English
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Biochimica Clinica
Year:
2022
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