FUNGAL PNEUMONIA: A CASE OF RECURRENT RESPIRATORY INFECTION IN AN ELDERLY WOMAN
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Candida species are commonly isolated from respiratory specimens, yet true Candida pneumonia remains rare and difficult to diagnose. Accurate identification is particularly challenging in non-immunocompromised individuals.
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3. Humphrey, D. M. & Weiner, M. H. Candidal antigen detection in pulmonary candidiasis. Am. J. Med. 74, 630–640 (1983).
4. Barton, M. et al. Early-Onset Invasive Candidiasis in Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants: Perinatal Acquisition Predicts Poor Outcome. Clin. Infect. Dis. an Off. Publ. Infect. Dis. Soc. Am. 64, 921–927 (2017).
5. Kontoyiannis, D. P. et al. Pulmonary candidiasis in patients with cancer: an autopsy study. Clin. Infect. Dis. an Off. Publ. Infect. Dis. Soc. Am. 34, 400–403 (2002).
6. Haron, E., Vartivarian, S., Anaissie, E., Dekmezian, R. & Bodey, G. P. Primary Candida pneumonia. Experience at a large cancer center and review of the literature. Medicine (Baltimore). 72, 137–142 (1993).
7. Worthington, M. Fatal candida pneumonia in a non-immunosuppressed host. J. Infect. 7, 159–161 (1983).
8. Ramirez, G., Shuster, M., Kozub, W. & Pribor, H. C. Fatal acute Candida albicans bronchopneumonia. Report of a case. JAMA 199, 340–342 (1967).
9. Meena, D. S. & Kumar, D. Candida Pneumonia: An Innocent Bystander or a Silent Killer? Med. Princ. Pract. Int. J. Kuwait Univ. Heal. Sci. Cent. 31, 98–102 (2022).
10. Moss, B. J. & Musher, D. M. Candida species in community-acquired pneumonia in patients with chronic aspiration. Pneumonia (Nathan Qld.) 13, 12 (2021).
11. Schnabel, R. M., Linssen, C. F., Guion, N., van Mook, W. N. & Bergmans, D. C. Candida pneumonia in intensive care unit? Open forum Infect. Dis. 1, ofu026 (2014).
12. Ali, Y. et al. Candida pneumonia in young and immunocompetent lady: A case report and literature review. IDCases 33, e01840 (2023).
13. Tehrani, S. et al. Coincidence of Candida Endophthalmitis, and Aspergillus and Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia in a COVID-19 Patient: Case Report. Ocul. Immunol. Inflamm. 31, 1291–1294 (2023).
14. Abdelhadi, A. & Kassem, A. Candida Pneumonia with Lung Abscess as a Complication of Severe COVID-19 Pneumonia. Int. Med. Case Rep. J. 14, 853–861 (2021).
15. Hakamifard, A., Khorvash, F., Hajiahmadi, S. & Eskandari, Y. Candida endophthalmitis and Candida pneumonia after trans-urethral lithotripsy: A case report. Clin. case reports 12, e8746 (2024).
16. Yanagisawa, A. et al. Candida Pneumonia in a Young Vegan Man with Diabetic Ketoacidosis. Intern. Med. 62, 3679–3683 (2023).
17. Abdelhafiz, A., et al. Clinical pharmacists’ impact on infectious disease management in elderly patients: a cross-sectional study in long-term care settings. J Popul Ther Clin Pharmacol. 2023;30(2):e197–e204. https://doi.org/10.15586/jptc
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Yasser Alhabeeb, Mansour Sakr, Asmaa Albujaidy, Osama Elshahawy, Bandar Alshammari, Hajar Muidh Alanazi, & Sally Fikry. (2025). FUNGAL PNEUMONIA: A CASE OF RECURRENT RESPIRATORY INFECTION IN AN ELDERLY WOMAN. Journal of Population Therapeutics and Clinical Pharmacology, 32(6), 1521-1526. https://doi.org/10.53555/aeq49024
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Author Biographies
Yasser Alhabeeb
Pharmacy Department, Hail Health Cluster, Hail, KSA,
Mansour Sakr
Pulmonology department, Hail Health Cluster, Hail, KSA,
Asmaa Albujaidy
Pharmacy Department, Hail Health Cluster, Hail, KSA,
Osama Elshahawy
Pulmonology department, Hail Health Cluster, Hail, KSA,
Bandar Alshammari
Pharmacy Department, Hail Health Cluster, Hail, KSA
Hajar Muidh Alanazi
Pharmacy Department, Hail Health Cluster, Hail, KSA
Sally Fikry
Pharmacy Department, Children’s Cancer Hospital-Egypt, Cairo, Egypt.
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Yasser Alhabeeb, Mansour Sakr, Asmaa Albujaidy, Osama Elshahawy, Bandar Alshammari, Hajar Muidh Alanazi, & Sally Fikry. (2025). FUNGAL PNEUMONIA: A CASE OF RECURRENT RESPIRATORY INFECTION IN AN ELDERLY WOMAN. Journal of Population Therapeutics and Clinical Pharmacology, 32(6), 1521-1526. https://doi.org/10.53555/aeq49024