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Online Published: 20 Apr 2021
 


Bloodstream Infection of Candida albicans in Kidney Recipient Patient: A case report from Nepal

Tika Bahadur Thapa, Anit Lamichhane, Ojaswee Shrestha, Ruchi Shrestha, Alaska Timilsina, Puspa Raj Khanal.


Abstract
Candida albicans is the most common human fungal pathogen causing diseases ranging from mucosal to systemic infections mainly in an immunocompromised individual. Here, in the case of a female of 26 years age, undergone renal transplantation. A week after transplantation recipient developed complications in urinary output, painful urination with fever. Bacterial urinary tract infection was suspected and meropenem was given preliminary but didn’t show any recovery. Later, on blood culture, the patient was diagnosed with a bloodstream infection of C. albicans. After diagnosis with C. albicans, meropenem was replaced with antifungal drug voriconazole (200mg, BD), and the patient was fully recovered from infection in a week.

Key words: Candida albicans, Renal transplant, Voriconazole


 
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Thapa TB, Lamichhane A, Shrestha O, Shrestha R, Timilsina A, Khanal PR. Bloodstream Infection of Candida albicans in Kidney Recipient Patient: A case report from Nepal. Int J Med Rev Case Rep. 2021; 5(2): 71-74. doi:10.5455/IJMRCR.Bloodstream-Infection-Candida-albicans-172-1607233898

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Thapa TB, Lamichhane A, Shrestha O, Shrestha R, Timilsina A, Khanal PR. Bloodstream Infection of Candida albicans in Kidney Recipient Patient: A case report from Nepal. https://www.mdpub.net/?mno=22149 [Access: October 13, 2024]. doi:10.5455/IJMRCR.Bloodstream-Infection-Candida-albicans-172-1607233898

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Thapa TB, Lamichhane A, Shrestha O, Shrestha R, Timilsina A, Khanal PR. Bloodstream Infection of Candida albicans in Kidney Recipient Patient: A case report from Nepal. Int J Med Rev Case Rep. 2021; 5(2): 71-74. doi:10.5455/IJMRCR.Bloodstream-Infection-Candida-albicans-172-1607233898


Vancouver/ICMJE Style

Thapa TB, Lamichhane A, Shrestha O, Shrestha R, Timilsina A, Khanal PR. Bloodstream Infection of Candida albicans in Kidney Recipient Patient: A case report from Nepal. Int J Med Rev Case Rep. (2021), [cited October 13, 2024]; 5(2): 71-74. doi:10.5455/IJMRCR.Bloodstream-Infection-Candida-albicans-172-1607233898


Harvard Style

Thapa, T. B., Lamichhane, . A., Shrestha, . O., Shrestha, . R., Timilsina, . A. & Khanal, . P. R. (2021) Bloodstream Infection of Candida albicans in Kidney Recipient Patient: A case report from Nepal. Int J Med Rev Case Rep, 5 (2), 71-74. doi:10.5455/IJMRCR.Bloodstream-Infection-Candida-albicans-172-1607233898


Turabian Style

Thapa, Tika Bahadur, Anit Lamichhane, Ojaswee Shrestha, Ruchi Shrestha, Alaska Timilsina, and Puspa Raj Khanal. 2021. Bloodstream Infection of Candida albicans in Kidney Recipient Patient: A case report from Nepal. International Journal of Medical Reviews and Case Reports, 5 (2), 71-74. doi:10.5455/IJMRCR.Bloodstream-Infection-Candida-albicans-172-1607233898


Chicago Style

Thapa, Tika Bahadur, Anit Lamichhane, Ojaswee Shrestha, Ruchi Shrestha, Alaska Timilsina, and Puspa Raj Khanal. "Bloodstream Infection of Candida albicans in Kidney Recipient Patient: A case report from Nepal." International Journal of Medical Reviews and Case Reports 5 (2021), 71-74. doi:10.5455/IJMRCR.Bloodstream-Infection-Candida-albicans-172-1607233898


MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Thapa, Tika Bahadur, Anit Lamichhane, Ojaswee Shrestha, Ruchi Shrestha, Alaska Timilsina, and Puspa Raj Khanal. "Bloodstream Infection of Candida albicans in Kidney Recipient Patient: A case report from Nepal." International Journal of Medical Reviews and Case Reports 5.2 (2021), 71-74. Print. doi:10.5455/IJMRCR.Bloodstream-Infection-Candida-albicans-172-1607233898


APA (American Psychological Association) Style

Thapa, T. B., Lamichhane, . A., Shrestha, . O., Shrestha, . R., Timilsina, . A. & Khanal, . P. R. (2021) Bloodstream Infection of Candida albicans in Kidney Recipient Patient: A case report from Nepal. International Journal of Medical Reviews and Case Reports, 5 (2), 71-74. doi:10.5455/IJMRCR.Bloodstream-Infection-Candida-albicans-172-1607233898


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