Fluconazole Monotherapy Is a Suboptimal Option for Initial Treatment of Cryptococcal Meningitis Because of Emergence of Resistance

Fluconazole Monotherapy Is a Suboptimal Option for Initial Treatment of Cryptococcal Meningitis Because of Emergence of Resistance

ABSTRACT Cryptococcal meningitis is a lethal disease with few therapeutic options. Induction therapy with fluconazole has been consistently demonstrated to be associated with suboptimal microbiological and clinical outcomes. Exposure to fluconazole causes dynamic changes in antifungal susceptibility...

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Autores principales: William Hope, Neil R. H. Stone, Adam Johnson, Laura McEntee, Nicola Farrington, Anahi Santoro-Castelazo, Xuan Liu, Anita Lucaci, Margaret Hughes, Jason D. Oliver, Charles Giamberardino, Sayoki Mfinanga, Thomas S. Harrison, John R. Perfect, Tihana Bicanic
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Lenguaje:EN
Publicado: American Society for Microbiology 2019
Materias:
antifungal resistance
antimicrobial resistance
cryptococcus
fluconazole
fungus
meningitis
Microbiology
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/e5efbbfe83444538a96051c24f13cb8a
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