Fluconazole-resistant candidosis in an HIV cohort

• Published in: AIDS (London) Vol. 8; no. 6; p. 787
• Main Authors: Baily, G G, Perry, F M, Denning, D W, Mandal, B K
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.06.1994
• Subjects: Adult; AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections - drug therapy; Candida albicans - isolation & purification; Candidiasis - complications; Candidiasis - drug therapy; Candidiasis - microbiology; Child, Preschool; Cohort Studies; Drug Resistance; Fluconazole - therapeutic use; Humans; Male; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Middle Aged; Mouth Diseases - complications; Mouth Diseases - drug therapy; Mouth Diseases - microbiology; Treatment Failure

To report the occurrence of HIV-related mucosal candidosis that fails to respond to fluconazole, to establish the correlation between in vitro susceptibility testing and clinical failure, and to assess the efficacy of alternative treatments. Chart review of all patients with fluconazole failure and...