| Literature DB >> 25288081 |
Ryan K Shields1, M Hong Nguyen2, Ellen G Press3, Cornelius J Clancy4.
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FKS mutant Candida isolates were recovered from 24% (6/25) of abdominal candidiasis patients exposed to echinocandin. Candida glabrata (29%) and Candida albicans (14%) mutants were identified. Multidrug-resistant bacteria were recovered from 83% of FKS mutant infections. Mutations were associated with prolonged echinocandin exposure (P = 0.01), breakthrough infections (P = 0.03), and therapeutic failures despite source control interventions (100%). Abdominal candidiasis is a hidden reservoir for the emergence of echinocandin-resistant Candida.Entities:
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Year: 2014 PMID: 25288081 PMCID: PMC4249510 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.04134-14
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191