Efficient Recovery of Candida auris and Five Other Medically Important Candida Species from Blood Cultures Containing Clinically Relevant Concentrations of Antifungal Agents

Abstract

While echinocandins remain the preferred antifungal therapy for candidemia, bloodstream infections caused by C. auris , C. glabrata , or, at a lesser extent, C. parapsilosis may be difficult to treat with these antifungal agents. This is in view of the high propensity of the above-mentioned species to develop antifungal resistance or tolerance during treatment.