Breakthrough Bloodstream Infections Caused by Echinocandin-Resistant <i>Candida tropicalis</i>: An Emerging Threat to Immunocompromised Patients with Hematological Malignancies

Breakthrough Bloodstream Infections Caused by Echinocandin-Resistant <i>Candida tropicalis</i>: An Emerging Threat to Immunocompromised Patients with Hematological Malignancies

Background. <i>Candida tropicalis</i> is a virulent fungal pathogen for which echinocandins are the primary therapy. Emergence of resistance to echinocandins of <i>C. tropicalis </i>carries potentially ominous therapeutic implications. Methods. We describe herein two patients...

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Main Authors: Maroun M. Sfeir, Cristina Jiménez-Ortigosa, Maria N. Gamaletsou, Audrey N. Schuetz, Rosemary Soave, Koen Van Besien, Catherine B. Small, David S. Perlin, Thomas J. Walsh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-01-01
Series:Journal of Fungi
Subjects:
<i>candida tropicalis</i>
candidemia
echinocandin resistance
<i>fks1</i> gene
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2309-608X/6/1/20

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