Tolerance and heteroresistance to echinocandins in Candida auris: conceptual issues, clinical implications, and outstanding questions
ABSTRACT Candida auris is a significant public health threat due to its environmental persistence and multidrug resistance, with echinocandins being the preferred treatment. However, in addition to resistance, echinocandin tolerance and heteroresistance may contribute to treatment challenges. Echino...
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| Main Authors: | Erika Shor, David S. Perlin, Dimitrios P. Kontoyiannis |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2025-05-01
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| Series: | mSphere |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/msphere.00161-25 |
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