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Saccharomyces boulardii fungaemia in an intensive care unit patient treated with caspofungin.

Critical care (London, England)
DOI: 10.1186/cc6843
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We describe a case of Saccharomyces boulardii fugaemia in a critically ill patient with septic shock treated with a probiotic agent containing this yeast. We attributed this fugaemia to gut translocation. Our use of caspofugin yielded excellent results.

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Lolis, N., Veldekis, D., Moraitou, H., Kanavaki, S., Velegraki, A., Triandafyllidis, C., … Pneumatikos, I. (2008). Saccharomyces boulardii fungaemia in an intensive care unit patient treated with caspofungin. Critical Care (London, England). https://doi.org/10.1186/cc6843

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