Emerging fluconazole resistance: Implications for the management of cryptococcal meningitis

We present the case of an HIV-seropositive individual with cryptococcal meningitis who was found to have a fluconazole resistant strain of Cryptococcus neoformans. The individual required multiple rounds of amphotericin and fluconazole 800–1200 mg after several episodes of clinical relapse. Cerebros...

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Published in:	Medical Mycology Case Reports
Main Authors:	Edward Mpoza, Joshua Rhein, Mahsa Abassi
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2018-03-01
Subjects:	Cryptococcus Cryptococcal meningitis Antifungal susceptibility Fluconazole resistance Cryptococcal meningitis relapse
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211753917300623