Duration of antifungal therapy for septic pulmonary embolism caused by Candida albicans from a central venous catheter: A case report.
Daisuke OkunoKazuhiro OshimaTaiga MiyazakiNobuyuki AshizawaTatsuro HirayamaTakahiro TakazonoTomomi SaijoKazuko YamamotoYoshifumi ImamuraHiroyuki YamaguchiNoriho SakamotoYasushi ObaseKoichi IzumikawaKatsunori YanagiharaHiroshi MukaePublished in: Clinical case reports (2020)
The treatment duration for candidemia with septic pulmonary embolism should be determined based on the clearance of fungus from the bloodstream and improvement of symptoms. The remaining lung nodules may not necessarily indicate persistent infection.