Biliary co-infection by multidrug-resistant Candida glabrata and Candida albicans in a case of pancreatic cancer with cholangitis: A case report and review of literature.

Authors :: Sadeghi A
Houri H
Lotfali E
Ghadirzadeh E
Rajabnia M
Source :: Medical mycology case reports [Med Mycol Case Rep] 2023 Dec 29; Vol. 43, pp. 100625. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Dec 29 (Print Publication: 2024).
Publication Year :: 2023
Abstract: Herein, we report a case of pancreatic cancer with acute cholangitis secondary to biliary obstruction. Empirical antibiotic therapy did not change the clinical presentation. Blood cultures were sterile; however, bile culture was positive for yeasts. Our laboratory analysis revealed a biliary coinfection by multidrug-resistant C. glabrata and C. albicans. The patient was successfully treated with endoscopic biliary drainage.<br />Competing Interests: There are none.<br /> (© 2023 The Authors.)

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