Candida krusei--a serious complication in patients with hematological malignancies : successful treatment with caspofungin
Date Issued
2008-01-01
Author(s)
Jörg, C Orasch
DOI
10.1111/j.1399-3062.2007.00238.x
Abstract
Candida krusei infections are serious complications in neutropenic patients with hematological malignancies. We report the successful treatment of C. krusei infection with caspofungin in 3 allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients and 1 patient with induction chemotherapy for acute myeloid leukemia.