Rapid emergence of echinocandin resistance in Candida glabrata resulting in clinical and microbiologic failure.
Rapid emergence of echinocandin resistance in Candida glabrata resulting in clinical and microbiologic failure.
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DOI:
10.1128/aac.01144-13
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发表时间:
2013-09-01
影响因子:
4.9
通讯作者:
Jorgensen, James H
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作者:
Lewis, James S 2nd;Wiederhold, Nathan P;Jorgensen, James H
We report a case of Candida glabrata candidemia that developed resistance to micafungin within 8 days of initiation of therapy in a patient without previous echinocandin exposure or other known risk factors for clinical or microbiological failure. Pre- and postresistant isolates were confirmed to be isogenic, and sequencing of hot spots known to confer echinocandin resistance revealed a phenylalanine deletion at codon 659 within FKS2.