Saccharomyces boulardii induced sepsis: successful therapy with voriconazole after treatment failure with fluconazole
Burkhardt O;Köhnlein T;Pletz M;Welte T;;
scandinavian journal of infectious diseases2005Vol. 37pp. -
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o2005scandinaviansaccharomyces
Abstract
Saccharomyces boulardii is frequently used for prevention and treatment of all forms of diarrhoea. We report the case of a 19-y-old white male with an underlying severe neurological disease, who developed a fungal sepsis after prophylactic application of a drug containing S. boulardii. Initial treat …