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Safety of rezafungin as a long-term treatment option in two patients with complicated fungal infections: two cases from Lecco Hospital (Italy).

Giacomo PontaValentina MorenaMartina StranoChiara MolteniSilvia PontiggiaErica Michela CavalliAnna GranciniCarola MauriAntonella CastagnaAndrea GalantiStefania Piconi
Published in: Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy (2024)
Rezafungin is an echinocandin characterized by a long elimination half-life which allows for weekly administration. It has been recently approved for the treatment of candidemia. Few data are available about the long-term use of rezafungin and its use for deep infections like endocarditis and osteomyelitis. We describe our experience with its prolonged use in two azole-resistant Candida infections: a case of sacral osteomyelitis and a prosthetic valve endocarditis also involving a thoracic endovascular aneurysm repair.
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