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Volume 71, Issue 12

JMM Profile: yeasts: from superficial pathogen to threat for haematological-neutropenic patients Open Access

This article is part of the Fungal spotlight: Host-associated microbiomes collection. 

Abstract

yeasts are classical agents of superficial mycoses, and they are ranked as the first to second predominant basidiomycetous yeast able to cause invasive infections. The clinical presentation of infections varies with the affected anatomical site, with fungaemia present in the majority of invasive trichosporonosis cases. Only a limited number of antifungal compounds can be used to treat infections. Azoles are the first choice due to their intrinsic resistance to echinocandins. Better laboratory methods and up-to-date databases of commercial platforms are required to improve identification, susceptibility testing and surveillance of this potentially threating infection.

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Keyword(s): antifungal susceptibility , drug resistance , invasive fungal infection , Trichosporon and trichosporonosis
Funding
This study was supported by the:
  • Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (Award 2019/24960-0)
    • Principle Award Recipient: ElaineFrancisco
  • Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (Award 2020/14097-0)
    • Principle Award Recipient: ElaineFrancisco
© 2022 The Authors
  • This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
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