Candida infection of membrane oxygenator during ECMO therapy

J Infect. 2019 Jan;78(1):75-86. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2018.08.011. Epub 2018 Aug 24.

Authors

Gernot Schilcher¹, Florian Eisner², Gerald Hackl², Philipp Eller², Thomas Valentin³, Ines Zollner-Schwetz³, Robert Krause³, Luka Brcic⁴

Affiliations

¹ Intensive Care Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Austria. Electronic address: gernot.schilcher@medunigraz.at.
² Intensive Care Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Austria.
³ Section of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Austria.
⁴ Institute of Pathology, Medical University of Graz, Austria.

PMID: 30149029
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2018.08.011

No abstract available

Keywords: ARDS; Candidiasis; ECMO; ECMO device infection.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Candida albicans / genetics
Candidiasis / diagnosis*
Candidiasis / etiology*
Equipment Contamination*
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation / adverse effects*
Humans
Invasive Fungal Infections / etiology*
Male
Middle Aged
Oxygenators, Membrane / microbiology*
Respiratory Distress Syndrome / microbiology