• Mary S Minette and Laura M Ibsen.
• Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, OR, USA.
• Pediatr Crit Care Me. 2005 Nov 1; 6 (6): 709-11.

ObjectiveTo report the survival of fungal sepsis in extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.DesignSingle case report.SettingTertiary referral children's hospital pediatric intensive care unit.PatientsA single case report of an infant with congenital heart disease who developed candida sepsis while supported postoperatively with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.ResultsThis infant survived a prolonged episode of candidemia after repair of congenital heart disease, which required extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support. The patient has no identified sequelae at 6-month follow-up and continues on long-term fluconazole therapy for candida endocarditis.ConclusionsCandidemia, particularly Candida albicans species, may not be a contraindication for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support. With antifungal therapy and adequate inotropic use to counter the effects of septicemia, survival can be maintained until the patient adequately recovers, allowing decannulation, removal of all catheters, and eventual bloodstream sterility.

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