Echinocandin resistance due to simultaneous FKS mutation and increased cell wall chitin in a Candida albicans bloodstream isolate following brief exposure to caspofungin

Toufeeq Imtiaz; Kathy K. Lee; Carol A. Munro; Donna M. MacCallum; Gillian S. Shankland; Elizabeth M. Johnson; Mark S. MacGregor; Abhijit M. Bal

doi:10.1099/jmm.0.045047-0

Echinocandin resistance due to simultaneous FKS mutation and increased cell wall chitin in a Candida albicans bloodstream isolate following brief exposure to caspofungin

Toufeeq Imtiaz
, Kathy K. Lee
, Carol A. Munro
, Donna M. MacCallum
, Gillian S. Shankland
, Elizabeth M. Johnson
, Mark S. MacGregor
, Abhijit M. Bal

Bristol Mycology Reference Laboratory General

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Echinocandins are first-line agents for treating severe invasive candidiasis. Glucan synthase gene (FKS1) mutations lead to echinocandin resistance but the role of enhanced chitin expression is not well recognized in clinical isolates. We report a case of bloodstream Candida albicans infection with both Fks1 hotspot mutation and elevated cell wall chitin.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1330-1334
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of Medical Microbiology
Volume	61
Issue number	PART 9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.045047-0
Publication status	Published - Sept 2012

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Imtiaz, T., Lee, K. K., Munro, C. A., MacCallum, D. M., Shankland, G. S., Johnson, E. M., MacGregor, M. S., & Bal, A. M. (2012). Echinocandin resistance due to simultaneous FKS mutation and increased cell wall chitin in a Candida albicans bloodstream isolate following brief exposure to caspofungin. Journal of Medical Microbiology, 61(PART 9), 1330-1334. https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.045047-0

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Echinocandin resistance due to simultaneous FKS mutation and increased cell wall chitin in a Candida albicans bloodstream isolate following brief exposure to caspofungin. / Imtiaz, Toufeeq; Lee, Kathy K.; Munro, Carol A. et al.
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