Emerging pan-resistance in Trichosporon species: a case report

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Authors

Claudy Oliveira dos Santos · University Medical Center Groningen

Jan G. Zijlstra · University Medical Center Groningen

Robert J. Porte · University Medical Center Groningen

Greetje A. Kampinga · University Medical Center Groningen

Anne D. van Diepeningen · Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute

Bhanu Sinha · University Medical Center Groningen

Erik Bathoorn

Abstract

This case and recent reports in literature show that not only bacteria are evolving towards pan-resistance, but also pathogenic yeasts. Prudent use of antifungals is important to withstand emerging antifungal resistance.

Topics & Keywords

Antifungal resistance and susceptibility Fungal Infections and Studies Nail Diseases and Treatments

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Life in Land

Publication Details

Published in: BMC Infectious Diseases

Volume 16, Issue 1, pp. 148-148

DOI: 10.1186/s12879-016-1477-3

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