Emergency of fungemia cases caused by fluconazole-resistant Candida auris in Beijing, China

J Infect. 2018 Dec;77(6):561-571. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2018.09.002. Epub 2018 Sep 13.

Abstract

We describe the microbiological characterization and clinical presentation of two fungemia cases caused by fluconazole-resistant Candida auris in neonatal intensive care unit of a hospital in Beijing, China. We advocate for the need of guidelines or recommendations to improve identification, surveillance, and implementation of infection control measures in Chinese hospitals.

Keywords: Antifungal resistance; Candida auris; Fungemia; Infection control.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antifungal Agents / therapeutic use
  • Candida / drug effects*
  • Candida / isolation & purification
  • Candidiasis / drug therapy*
  • Candidiasis / microbiology
  • China
  • Drug Resistance, Fungal*
  • Fluconazole / pharmacology*
  • Fungemia / drug therapy*
  • Fungemia / microbiology
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infection Control
  • Intensive Care, Neonatal
  • Itraconazole / therapeutic use
  • Male
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Mycological Typing Techniques
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Antifungal Agents
  • Itraconazole
  • Fluconazole