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. 1983 Aug;18(2):443–444. doi: 10.1128/jcm.18.2.443-444.1983

Fatal septicemia due to amphotericin B-resistant Candida lusitaniae.

R Guinet, J Chanas, A Goullier, G Bonnefoy, P Ambroise-Thomas
PMCID: PMC270825  PMID: 6619295

Abstract

Five yeast strains, causally associated with septicemia and death in a patient after peritonitis, were identified as Candida lusitaniae van Uden et do Carmo-Sousa by standard methods. The organism was initially susceptible to 5-fluorocytosine but strongly resistant to amphotericin B, requiring 50 micrograms/ml for complete inhibition at 48 h.

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