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Compassionate-use rezafungin for proven deep-seated invasive candidiasis caused by Candidozyma auris: a clinical case report

Candidozyma auris (Candida auris before 2024) is a fungus included in the list of priority fungal pathogens by the World Health Organization and characterized by high resistance to antifungal drugs. Proven deepseated invasive candidiasis caused by C. …

Sepsis caused by Lactobacillus: a clinical case report

The article describes a clinical observation of a 3 months old patient with ALK-positive histiocytosis complicated by sepsis caused by Lactobacillus paracasei. A pure culture of the microorganism was obtained by seeding on blood agar, and its …

Treatment of disseminated mycobacteriosis caused by Mycobacterium avium in HIV patients using bedaquiline: clinical examples

Three clinical cases of treatment of patients with disseminated mycobacteriosis caused by M. avium using the drug bedaquilin have been described. The criteria for prescribing bedaquiline were M. avium resistance to two drugs in the regimen (primarily …

Experience of isavuconazole use for the treatment of mucormycosis: a clinical case and analysis of registry data

Isavuconazole is a new generation triazol that has been using for the treatment of mucormycosis in the Russian Federation since 2021. A clinical case and results of a prospective multicenter study of the clinical features and results of mucormycosis …

Infectious endocarditis caused by Cutibacterium avidum in a patient with endocardial pacemaker and multiple drug hypersensitivity reactions: a clinical case

Cutibacterium avidum is a well-known skin commensal, that sometimes can cause superficial or invasive infections, including infectious endocarditis. Cases of C. avidum-induced infectious endocarditis of native heart valves, prosthetic valves or other …

Rhino-cerebral mucormycosis in patients with COVID-19: clinical cases and treatment in a regional hospital

Mucormycosis is a serious fungal infection, which increased significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic. We retrospectively analyzed 5 histopathologically confirmed cases of rhino-cerebral mucormycosis, which were diagnosed in patients admitted to …

Difficulties in choosing antibacterial therapy regimen for nosocomial pneumonia in intensive care units: clinical observations

Nosocomial pneumonia is one of the most common healthcare-associated infections and the most frequent in intensive care unit (ICU) patients. The clinical and economic consequences of nosocomial pneumonia are very significant, especially for …