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ReviewCurrent opinion in infectious diseases2014

Echinocandin resistance: an emerging clinical problem?

Maiken C Arendrup, David S Perlin

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Review in Current opinion in infectious diseases, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 166 papers.

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166citing papers in PubMed
19.2field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

166 citing papers in PubMed, 294 citations in OpenAlex.

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  10. Review on the management of intra-abdominal candidiasis.Revista espanola de quimioterapia : publicacion oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Quimioterapia · 2025
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  13. Activity of Rezafungin Against Echinocandin Non-wild typeOpen forum infectious diseases · 2025
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  14. Echinocandin Adaptation inJournal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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  17. The Antimicrobial Resistance ofJournal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Maiken C ArendrupaUnit of Mycology, Department of Microbiology and Infection Control, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark bPublic Health Research Institute, Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School, New Jersey, USA.
David S Perlin
Rutgers New Jersey Medical SchoolStatens Serum Institut · DK

Funding

Critical Factors Influencing Echinocandin Resistance in CandidaglabrataR01AI109025 · NIAID · RBHS-NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL · PI PERLIN, DAVID S · 2014 to 2025
$9.8M
Mechanism of clinical resistance to echinocandin antifungal drugsR01AI069397 · NIAID · UNIV OF MED/DENT OF NJ-NJ MEDICAL SCHOOL · PI PERLIN, DAVID S · 2007 to 2011
$2.0M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI069397NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI109025
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of reviewEchinocandin resistance in Candida is a great concern, as the echinocandin drugs are recommended as first-line therapy for patients with invasive candidiasis. Here, we review recent advances in our understanding of the epidemiology, underlying mechanisms, methods for detection and clinical implications. RECENT

findingsEchinocandin resistance has emerged over the recent years. It has been found in most clinically relevant Candida spp., but is most common in C. glabrata with rates exceeding 10% at selected institutions. It is most commonly detected after 3-4 weeks of treatment and is associated with a dismal outcome. An extensive list of mutations in hot spot regions of the genes encoding the target has been characterized and associated with species and drug-specific loss of susceptibility. The updated antifungal susceptibility testing reference methods identify echinocandin-resistant isolates reliably, although the performance of commercial tests is somewhat more variable. Alternative technologies are being developed, including molecular detection and matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight. SUMMARY: Echinocandin resistance is increasingly encountered and its occurrence makes susceptibility testing essential, particularly in patients with prior exposure. The further development of rapid and user-friendly commercially available susceptibility platforms is warranted. Antifungal stewardship is important in order to minimize unnecessary selection pressure.

Indexed as

Antifungal AgentsCandida glabrataCandidiasisDNA Mutational AnalysisDrug Resistance, FungalEchinocandinsFungal ProteinsGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansMicrobial Sensitivity TestsMolecular Targeted TherapyMutationTreatment OutcomeAntifungal AgentsEchinocandinsFungal Proteins

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PMID25304391
PMCPMC4221099
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