Echinocandin resistance among Candida isolates at an academic medical centre 2005–15: analysis of trends and outcomes
Author(s) -
Todd P McCarty,
Shawn R. Lockhart,
Stephen A. Moser,
Jennifer Whiddon,
Joanna Zurko,
Cau D. Pham,
Peter G. Pappas
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124
H-Index - 194
eISSN - 1460-2091
pISSN - 0305-7453
DOI - 10.1093/jac/dky059
Subject(s) - echinocandin , medicine , echinocandins , microbiology and biotechnology , drug resistance , resistance (ecology) , biology , antifungal , fluconazole , caspofungin , ecology
To identify the frequency of micafungin resistance among clinically significant isolates of Candida stored at our institution from 2005 to 2015. Chart review of patients with resistant isolates then informed the clinical setting and outcomes associated with these infections.
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