Impact of tolerance to fluconazole on treatment response in Candida albicans bloodstream infection.

Tal LevinsonAlon DahanAnna NovikovYael ParanJudith BermanRonen Ben-Ami

Published in: Mycoses (2020)

In patients with C albicans bloodstream infection, tolerance testing was predictive of fluconazole efficacy if the drug was started early. Further study is required to validate the utility of this metric to guide treatment choices.

Keyphrases

candida albicans
biofilm formation
gram negative
klebsiella pneumoniae
emergency department
multidrug resistant
escherichia coli
cystic fibrosis