Echinocandin resistance in two Candida haemulonii isolates from pediatric patients.
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.
Hospital de Clínicas, Universidade Federal do Paraná Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil.
Marisol Dominguez
MD
Muro
Fábio de Araújo
Fde A
Motta
Marion
M
Burger
Analy Salles de Azevedo
AS
Melo
Líbera Maria
LM
Dalla-Costa
D000293:Adolescent; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002175:Candida / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D058387:Candidemia / Q000382:microbiology*; D002648:Child; D025141:Drug Resistance, Fungal; D054714:Echinocandins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D015725:Fluconazole / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D054714:Echinocandins; D015725:Fluconazole