Title
Situation of anti-fungal resistance of species of the genus Candida in Peru
Other title
Situación de la resistencia antifúngica de especies del género Candida en Perú
Date Issued
01 January 2018
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
Instituto Nacional de Salud
Abstract
We are currently witnessing a constant and ongoing change of the epidemiological pictures of yeast resistance to antifungal agents, related to the type of host, etiology of the disease, the microorganism involved, and its mechanisms of resistance. This epidemiological situation complicates management of patients with infections of the bloodstream due to species of the genus Candida, exhibiting a high mortality and an increase in the use of anti-fungal agents, as well as the need to develop reliable methods to conduct sensitivity studies. Therefore, local and regional monitoring is important in order to know the sensitivity profile and the distribution of Candida species so as to start an adequate anti-fungal therapy.
Start page
126
End page
131
Volume
35
Issue
1
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Obstetricia, Ginecología Salud pública, Salud ambiental
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85047813665
PubMed ID
Source
Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Publica
ISSN of the container
17264634
Sponsor(s)
En el Perú el INS ha estandarizado el método de referencia del CLSI utilizando la microdilución en caldo y ha transferido a la red nacional de laboratorios de micología, el método de difusión en disco del CLSI para fluconazol y voriconazol. La concordancia entre estos laboratorios es evaluada, mediante el programa de evaluación de desempeño de la calidad. Respecto a los métodos comerciales mencionados, estos son utilizados en algunos hospitales nacionales de alta complejidad, ubicados en Lima.
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