In vitro Susceptibilities to caspofungin of Candida spp. isolated from the Polyvalent Intensive Care Unit of Fattouma Bourguiba University Hospital: First report of resistant mutants in Tunisia.

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INTRODUCTION: Candida infections are becoming increasingly common in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) setting representing a real threat to compromised patients. Echinocandins are considered the first-line treatment for the management of these infections. This work aimed to study the susceptibility of Candida species involved in invasive fungal infections at the ICU department of the University Hospital Fattouma...

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