Bloodstream Infections Caused by <i>Magnusiomyces capitatus</i> and <i>Magnusiomyces clavatus</i> : Epidemiological, Clinical, and Microbiological Features of Two Emerging Yeast Species
Janina Noster, Martin B. Koeppel, Marie Desnos-Olivier, Maria Aigner, Oliver Bader, Karl Dichtl, Stephan Göttig, Andrea Haas, Oliver Kurzai, Arthur B. Pranada, Yvonne Stelzer, Grit Walther, Axel Hamprecht
Abstract
Magnusiomyces clavatus and Magnusiomyces capitatus are emerging yeasts with intrinsic resistance to many commonly used antifungal agents. Identification is difficult, and determination of susceptibility patterns with commercial and reference methods is equally challenging. For this reason, few data on invasive infections by Magnusiomyces spp. are available.
Topics & Concepts
Broth microdilutionPosaconazoleVoriconazoleMicrobiologyBiologyFungemiaAmphotericin BMicafunginBloodstream infectionInternal transcribed spacerBlood cultureAntifungalYeastDrug resistanceFluconazoleMinimum inhibitory concentrationMycosisMolecular epidemiologySpecies identificationAntifungal resistance and susceptibilityYeasts and Rust Fungi StudiesNail Diseases and Treatments