Microbiologia Medica (Dec 2005)

Profili di sensibilità agli agenti antifungini di lieviti e miceti lievito-simili isolati negli ospedali torinesi

  • Vivian Tullio,
  • Janira Roana,
  • Narcisa Mandras,
  • Giuliana Banche,
  • Valeria Allizond,
  • Ornella Cervetti,
  • Michele Panzone,
  • Cristina Crocillà,
  • Ester Gaido,
  • Barbara Fianchino,
  • Maria Agnese Latino,
  • Anna Maria Cuffini,
  • Nicola Carlone

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2005.2967
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 20, no. 4

Abstract

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There is an increased incidence of the morbidity and mortality associated with fungal infections caused by resistant fungi in various groups of patients; therefore the monitoring of their susceptibility to antifungal agents to be necessary for optimizing clinical therapeutic treatment. The susceptibility profiles of recent clinical yeasts and yeast-like fungi isolated from Turin’s Hospitals to current antifungal drugs are here reported. Candida albicans was the most frequently isolated species (40%), followed by C. glabrata (22%).A high rate of susceptibility to all antifungal agents tested was observed and low evidence of resistance was found.

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