Favorable outcome of neonatal cerebrospinal fluid shunt-associated Candida meningitis with caspofungin

Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2013 May;57(5):2391-3. doi: 10.1128/AAC.02085-12. Epub 2013 Feb 25.

Abstract

Invasive Candida infections associated with medical devices are very difficult to cure without device removal. We present a case of neonatal cerebrospinal fluid shunt-associated Candida meningitis, in which removal of the device was precluded, that was successfully treated with caspofungin. Pharmacokinetic assessment of caspofungin concentrations in cerebrospinal fluid showed that exposure was adequate in the presence of a high systemic exposure. In complex cases of neonatal Candida infections involving medical devices, the addition of caspofungin might be beneficial.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Antifungal Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Candida albicans / drug effects*
  • Candida albicans / growth & development
  • Candidiasis / drug therapy*
  • Candidiasis / etiology
  • Candidiasis / microbiology
  • Caspofungin
  • Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts / adverse effects*
  • Echinocandins / therapeutic use*
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Infant, Premature
  • Lipopeptides
  • Male
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Antifungal Agents
  • Echinocandins
  • Lipopeptides
  • Caspofungin