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Breakthrough C. parapsilosis and C. guilliermondii blood stream infections in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients receiving long-term caspofungin therapy

Year: 2008

Type: article

Abstract: Since 2004, when caspofungin became available at our institution for empirical treatment of fever, we have been faced with the occurrence of candidemia due to unusual species, i.e. C. parapsilosis and C. guilliermondii , which have been reported to exhibit decreased susceptibility to echinocandins

Source: Haematologica

DOI: 10.3324/haematol.11149

Authors: N. Kabbara, C. Lacroix, R. Peffault de Latour, G. Socie, M. Ghannoum, P. Ribaud

Institution: Université Paris Diderot

Language: English

Topic: Antifungal resistance and susceptibility

Subfield: Infectious Diseases

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,157