Echinocandin Resistance in Two Candida haemulonii Isolates from Pediatric Patients | Zendy

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Echinocandin Resistance in Two Candida haemulonii Isolates from Pediatric Patients

Author(s) -

Marisol Dominguez Muro,

Fábio de Araújo Motta,

Marion Burger,

Analy Salles de Azevedo Melo,

Libera Maria DallaCosta

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

journal of clinical microbiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349

H-Index - 255

eISSN - 1070-633X

pISSN - 0095-1137

DOI - 10.1128/jcm.01136-12

Subject(s) - echinocandins , echinocandin , fluconazole , medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , fungemia , fungus , antifungal , drug resistance , biology , caspofungin , botany

We report 3 cases of patients with Candida haemulonii isolates that were obtained from hemocultures. In 2 of the 3 cases, isolates exhibited resistance to echinocandins and fluconazole. This is the first report of an echinocandin-resistant species of this fungus in pediatric patients.

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