Treatment of Candiduria with Micafungin: A Case Series
There has been a gradual increase in the incidence of non-Candida albicans-related nosocomial infections. Candida glabrata urinary tract infections have increased in frequency, and treating these infections can be difficult because the organism may be resistant to fluconazole. A newer antifungal age...
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| description | There has been a gradual increase in the incidence of non-Candida albicans-related nosocomial infections. Candida glabrata urinary tract infections have increased in frequency, and treating these infections can be difficult because the organism may be resistant to fluconazole. A newer antifungal agent, micafungin, which belongs in the class of echinocandins, provides an alternative and effective therapy against C glabrata. The present report describes three cases of C glabrata-associated urinary tract infections successfully treated with micafungin. To the authors’ knowledge, this is the first report of successful treatment of C glabrata and azole-resistant C albicans-associated urinary tract infection with an echinocandin. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d315a73b783d40fbb7a5710c16a8048c2025-08-20T03:24:12ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology1712-95322007-01-0118214915010.1155/2007/768734Treatment of Candiduria with Micafungin: A Case SeriesDanny Lagrotteria0Coleman Rotstein1Christine H Lee2Department of Medicine, McMaster University, CanadaDepartment of Medicine, McMaster University, CanadaDepartment of Medicine, McMaster University, CanadaThere has been a gradual increase in the incidence of non-Candida albicans-related nosocomial infections. Candida glabrata urinary tract infections have increased in frequency, and treating these infections can be difficult because the organism may be resistant to fluconazole. A newer antifungal agent, micafungin, which belongs in the class of echinocandins, provides an alternative and effective therapy against C glabrata. The present report describes three cases of C glabrata-associated urinary tract infections successfully treated with micafungin. To the authors’ knowledge, this is the first report of successful treatment of C glabrata and azole-resistant C albicans-associated urinary tract infection with an echinocandin.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2007/768734 |
| spellingShingle | Danny Lagrotteria Coleman Rotstein Christine H Lee Treatment of Candiduria with Micafungin: A Case Series Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology |
| title | Treatment of Candiduria with Micafungin: A Case Series |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Treatment of Candiduria with Micafungin: A Case Series |
| title_short | Treatment of Candiduria with Micafungin: A Case Series |
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