Despite advances in supportive care and novel antifungal agents, mortality caused by invasive Candida infection is high. A 3-year-old boy with disseminated Candida dubliniensis infection during induction chemotherapy for acute lymphoblastic leukemia deteriorated despite resolution of neutropenia and appropriate antifungal treatment. Monocyte human leukocyte antigen-DR expression was extremely low, suggesting immunoparalysis. Adjuvant immunotherapy with interferon-gamma restored the immune response, which was accompanied by clinical and radiographic recovery.

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doi.org/10.1097/INF.0000000000000909, hdl.handle.net/1765/91714
The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
Department of Immunology

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