Open Access<p>Echinocandins versus Amphotericin B Against <em>Candida tropicalis</em> Fungemia in Adult Hematological Patients with Neutropenia: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study</p>
Author(s) -
Liangshun You,
Cunying Yao,
Fan Yang,
Qing Yang,
Jianping Lan,
Xiaolu Song,
Jianping Shen,
Xianfu Sheng,
Xiaohui Chen,
Huifen Tang,
Huifang Jiang,
WU Hai-ying,
Shenxian Qian,
Haitao Meng
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
infection and drug resistance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.033
H-Index - 39
ISSN - 1178-6973
DOI - 10.2147/idr.s258744
Subject(s) - neutropenia , amphotericin b , candida tropicalis , fungemia , medicine , gastroenterology , echinocandins , mortality rate , mycosis , candida albicans , surgery , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , chemotherapy , antifungal , caspofungin , dermatology
Candida tropicalis is the most common non-albicans Candida species identified in immunocompromised patients, which often appears with high mortality. However, data on the outcomes of treatment for Candida tropicalis fungemia in patients with neutropenia remain limited.