Hospital Outbreak of Fluconazole-Resistant Candida parapsilosis: Arguments for Clonal Transmission and Long-Term Persistence
Arnaud Fekkar, Marion Blaize, Adrien Bouglé, Anne‐Cécile Normand, Audrey Raoelina, Dimitri Kornblum, Laure Kamus, Renaud Piarroux, Sébastien Imbert
Abstract
The worldwide emergence of multidrug-resistant pathogenic fungi is a threat to human health. At this very moment, an emergence of Candida parapsilosis isolates harboring a resistance to fluconazole, one of the most popular antifungal drugs, is being described in several countries.
Topics & Concepts
FluconazoleCandida parapsilosisOutbreakBiologyPersistence (discontinuity)MicrobiologyTransmission (telecommunications)Multiple drug resistanceDrug resistanceAntifungalVirologyGeotechnical engineeringElectrical engineeringEngineeringAntifungal resistance and susceptibilityNail Diseases and TreatmentsFungal Infections and Studies