Echinocandin resistance in two Candida haemulonii isolates from pediatric patients

doi:10.1128/JCM.01136-12

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. 2012 Nov;50(11):3783-5.

doi: 10.1128/JCM.01136-12. Epub 2012 Aug 15.

Echinocandin resistance in two Candida haemulonii isolates from pediatric patients

Marisol Dominguez Muro¹, Fábio de Araújo Motta, Marion Burger, Analy Salles de Azevedo Melo, Líbera Maria Dalla-Costa

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PMCID: PMC3486200
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01136-12

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Echinocandin resistance in two Candida haemulonii isolates from pediatric patients

Marisol Dominguez Muro et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2012 Nov.

. 2012 Nov;50(11):3783-5.

doi: 10.1128/JCM.01136-12. Epub 2012 Aug 15.

Authors

Marisol Dominguez Muro¹, Fábio de Araújo Motta, Marion Burger, Analy Salles de Azevedo Melo, Líbera Maria Dalla-Costa

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¹ Hospital de Clínicas, Universidade Federal do Paraná Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil.

PMID: 22895037
PMCID: PMC3486200
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01136-12

Abstract

We report 3 cases of patients with Candida haemulonii isolates that were obtained from hemocultures. In 2 of the 3 cases, isolates exhibited resistance to echinocandins and fluconazole. This is the first report of an echinocandin-resistant species of this fungus in pediatric patients.

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[1] Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute 2008. Reference method for broth dilution antifungal susceptibility testing of yeasts. Approved standard M27-A3. Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute, Wayne, PA

[2] Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute 2008. Reference method for broth dilution antifungal susceptibility testing of yeasts. Approved standard M27-A3. Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute, Wayne, PA

[3] Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute 2008. Reference method for broth dilution antifungal susceptibility testing of yeasts. Information supplement M27-S3. Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute, Wayne, PA

[4] Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute 2008. Reference method for broth dilution antifungal susceptibility testing of yeasts. Information supplement M27-S3. Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute, Wayne, PA

[5] Khan ZU, et al. 2007. Outbreak of fungemia among neonates caused by Candida haemulonii resistant to amphotericin B, itraconazole, and fluconazole. J. Clin. Microbiol. 45:2025–2027 - PMC - PubMed

[6] Khan ZU, et al. 2007. Outbreak of fungemia among neonates caused by Candida haemulonii resistant to amphotericin B, itraconazole, and fluconazole. J. Clin. Microbiol. 45:2025–2027 - PMC - PubMed

[7] Kim MN, et al. 2009. Candida haemulonii and closely related species at 5 university hospitals in Korea: identification, antifungal susceptibility, and clinical features. Clin. Infect. Dis. 48:e57–e61 - PubMed

[8] Kim MN, et al. 2009. Candida haemulonii and closely related species at 5 university hospitals in Korea: identification, antifungal susceptibility, and clinical features. Clin. Infect. Dis. 48:e57–e61 - PubMed

[9] Leaw SN, et al. 2006. Identification of medically important yeast species by sequence analysis of the internal transcribed spacer regions. J. Clin. Microbiol. 44:693–699 - PMC - PubMed

[10] Leaw SN, et al. 2006. Identification of medically important yeast species by sequence analysis of the internal transcribed spacer regions. J. Clin. Microbiol. 44:693–699 - PMC - PubMed

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