Molecular Typing and Antifungal Susceptibility of Candida viswanathii, India

Emerg Infect Dis. 2018 Oct;24(10):1956-1958. doi: 10.3201/eid2410.180801.

Abstract

We report invasive candidiasis caused by Candida viswanathii over 2 time periods during 2013-2015 in a tertiary care hospital in Chandigarh, India. Molecular typing revealed multiple clusters of the isolates. We detected high MICs for fluconazole in the second time period.

Keywords: Candida viswanathii; India; antimicrobial resistance; emerging fungal infection; fluconazole resistance; fungi; invasive candidiasis; molecular typing.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Antifungal Agents / pharmacology*
  • Antifungal Agents / therapeutic use
  • Candida / classification*
  • Candida / drug effects*
  • Candida / genetics*
  • Candida / isolation & purification
  • Candidiasis / diagnosis*
  • Candidiasis / drug therapy
  • Candidiasis / microbiology*
  • Cross Infection
  • Drug Resistance, Bacterial
  • Drug Resistance, Fungal*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • India
  • Male
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Molecular Typing*

Substances

  • Antifungal Agents