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L Jahnson

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PubMed1995

Fluconazole failure in two cases of disseminated candidosis.

Amphotericin B has been the standard treatment of disseminated candidosis although the less toxic fluconazole tends to be used more frequently. In a recent report, no significant difference in the efficacy of candidaemia treatment was observed between fluconazole and amphotericin B. However, we report on 2 cases of invasive candidosis where fluconazole failed to eradicate Candida albicans although the isolates were susceptible to fluconazole in vitro. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis was used to confirm the persistence of the same C. albicans strain after therapy failure in both patients.

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PubMed1992

Streptococcal myositis.

Streptococcal myositis (SM), is a very serious condition with a high mortality rate. The port of entry of the infection is often unknown. We present here a case report concerning a 68-year-old patient with fulminant SM preceded by symptoms of an upper respiratory tract infection. Haemolytic streptococci of group A were found in the blood, muscle tissue and throat. The patient survived after massive therapeutic interventions including intensive care with intravenous antibiotics, fasciotomy, plasma exchange, controlled respiratory ventilation and exarticulation through the shoulder. The patient's wife fell ill at the same time with a sore throat and the same type of streptococci (T-type 3) was found in both patients.

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