Publication
Emerging echinocandin-resistant Candida albicans and glabrata in Switzerland
Journal Paper/Review - Jul 13, 2020
Coste A T, Lamoth F, Sanglard D, Bachmann D, Riat A, Neofytos D, Boggian Katia, Zehnder C, Garzoni C, Goldenberger D, Khanna N, Li J, Kritikos A, Fungal Infection Network of Switzerland (FUNGINOS)
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Brief description/objective
Echinocandins represent the first-line therapy of candidemia. Echinocandin resistance among Candida spp. is mainly due to acquired FKS mutations. In this study, we report the emergence of FKS-mutant Candida albicans/glabrata in Switzerland and provide the microbiological and clinical characteristics of 9 candidemic episodes. All patients were previously exposed to echinocandins (median 26 days; range 15-77). Five patients received initial echinocandin therapy with persistent candidemia in 4 of them. Overall mortality was 33%.