Candida parapsilosis fungemia in burn patients: report of three cases.

Three patients with Candida parapsilosis septicemia, secondary to large burns, are reported. All patients sustained large burns with inhalation injuries and were treated with various topical antibiotics. All had sepsis with various bacterial organisms and had received treatment with systemic antibiotics prior to the development of the Candida episode. Once a positive blood culture for Candida parapsilosis was obtained, treatment was carried out with amphotericin-B. Sensitivity data indicated that this was the appropriate systemic agent. All patients recovered uneventfully after a 10-day course of amphotericin-B therapy.