Open AccessEmerging Echinocandin Resistance – A Review
Author(s) -
P. Sneka,
Krishnan Mahalakshmi,
V. Sangamithra
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of pharmaceutical research international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2456-9119
DOI - 10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i53a33639
Subject(s) - echinocandin , echinocandins , antifungal , medicine , intensive care medicine , drug resistance , candida infections , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , fluconazole , dermatology , caspofungin
Worldwide there is a steady increase in the number of fungal infections each year. Simultaneously, there is a high rise of antifungal resistance among the Candida isolates. This has now become a major concern in hospitalized patients resulting in poor treatment outcome. Echinocandins, a new group of antifungals has given promising results inspite of its increasing rate of resistance exhibited by some Candida species.