ABSTRACT
Candida lipolytica es un patógeno humano infrecuente. A continuación se presentan 2 casos de fungemia por C. lipolytica, uno de ellos en un niño de 12 años con fibrosis quística pancreática en fase avanzada y el otro en una mujer de 86 años que presentaba neoformación vesical con fibrosis peritoneal, hidronefrosis bilateral e infecciones del tracto urinario de repetición. Tras la administración de antifúngicos y la retirada del catéter, la fungemia se resolvió y los hemocultivos fueron negativos en ambos casos(AU)
Candida lipolytica has rarely been reported as a human pathogen. We observed two cases of fungemia caused by C. lipolytica, one of them in a 12-year-old child with cystic pancreatic fibrosis in advanced phase and another in a 86-year-old woman who presented vesical neoformation with peritoneal fibrosis, bilateral hydronephrosis and recurrent urinary tract infections. After antifungal treatment and catheter removal, the fungemia appeared to be finished and blood cultures were negative(AU)
Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Female , Child , Aged, 80 and over , Fungemia/microbiology , Candida/pathogenicity , Candidiasis/microbiology , Candida/isolation & purification , Cystic Fibrosis/complications , Urinary Catheterization/adverse effectsABSTRACT
Candida lipolytica has rarely been reported as a human pathogen. We observed two cases of fungemia caused by C. lipolytica, one of them in a 12-year-old child with cystic pancreatic fibrosis in advanced phase and another in a 86-year-old woman who presented vesical neoformation with peritoneal fibrosis, bilateral hydronephrosis and recurrent urinary tract infections. After antifungal treatment and catheter removal, the fungemia appeared to be finished and blood cultures were negative.
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Candidiasis , Fungemia/microbiology , Aged, 80 and over , Child , Female , Humans , MaleABSTRACT
The objective of this study was to analyse whether the number of admissions for gastrointestinal bleeding to our bleeding unit increases during the full moon. In a prospective study, we included 447 consecutive patients with gastrointestinal haemorrhage admitted to our bleeding unit during a period of two years. The number of admissions was allocated to the corresponding day of the lunar cycle, and full moon and non-full moon days were compared. A wide variation in the number of admissions throughout the lunar cycle was observed. There were 26 admissions on the 25 days of full moon and 421 admissions in the remaining 713 days of non-full moon. This difference was mainly related to a higher incidence of haemorrhage in men and variceal haemorrhage at full moon. The results of this study suggest an increase in the number of admissions related to gastrointestinal haemorrhage in our bleeding unit during the full moon, especially in men and in patients experiencing variceal haemorrhage. However, the wide variation in the number of admissions throughout the lunar cycle could limit interpretation of the results. Therefore, further studies are needed to clarify the possible influence of the moon on gastrointestinal haemorrhage.
