Open AccessCaspofungin MIC Distribution amongst Commonly Isolated Candida Species in a Tertiary Care Centre - An Indian Experience
Author(s) -
Shashir Wanjare
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2016/23731.8883
Subject(s) - caspofungin , echinocandins , microbiology and biotechnology , candida parapsilosis , candida tropicalis , candida glabrata , candida albicans , echinocandin , biology , amphotericin b , antifungal , fluconazole
Emergence of Candida species resistant to Amphotericin B and triazole has led to use of echinocandins, mostly caspofungin in the management of invasive candidiasis. There are some published reports of caspofungin resistance in Candida species yet no studies on caspofungin susceptibility pattern of Candida species exist in Indian setup.