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The Frequency, Antifungal Susceptibility and Enzymatic Profiles of Candida Species Isolated from Neutropenic Patients
Author(s) -
Maral Gharaghani,
Ali RezaeiMatehkolaei,
Ali Zarei Mahmoudabadi,
Bijan Keikhaei
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
jundishapur journal of microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.281
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 2008-4161
pISSN - 2008-3645
DOI - 10.5812/jjm.41446
Subject(s) - fluconazole , microbiology and biotechnology , candida krusei , neutropenia , caspofungin , amphotericin b , candida albicans , corpus albicans , biology , candida glabrata , medicine , chemotherapy , antifungal
We found a marked increase in the incidence of non- species (48.2%) among neutropenic patients. Only a few strains failed to produce extracellular enzymes. Finally, in addition to fluconazole, caspofungin can be considered as the first line treatment against a species among neutropenic patients.

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