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Candidaemia associated with decreased in vitro fluconazole susceptibility: is Candida speciation predictive of the susceptibility pattern?

Authors :
Oxman, David A.
Chow, Jennifer K.
Frendl, Gyorgy
Hadley, Susan
Hershkovitz, Shay
Ireland, Peter
McDermott, Laura A.
Tsai, Katy
Marty, Francisco M.
Kontoyiannis, Dimitrios P.
Golan, Yoav
Source :
Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (JAC); Jul2010, Vol. 65 Issue 7, p1460-1465, 6p, 2 Charts, 3 Graphs
Publication Year :
2010

Abstract

Background: Candidaemia is often treated with fluconazole in the absence of susceptibility testing. We examined factors associated with candidaemia caused by Candida isolates with reduced susceptibility to fluconazole. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
03057453
Volume :
65
Issue :
7
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (JAC)
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
51493374
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkq136