International Expert Opinion on the Management of Infection Caused by Azole-Resistant Aspergillus fumigatus

An international expert panel was convened to deliberate the management of azole-resistant aspergillosis. In culture-positive cases, in vitro susceptibility testing should always be performed if antifungal therapy is intended. Different patterns of resistance are seen, with multi-azole and pan-azole resistance more common than resistance to a single triazole. In confirmed invasive pulmonary aspergillosis due to an azole-resistantAspergillus, the experts recommended a switch from voriconazole to liposomal amphotericin B (L-AmB; Ambisome®).

Source: Drug Resistance Updates - August 7, 2015 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Paul E. Verweij, Michelle Ananda-Rajah, David Andes, Maiken C. Arendrup, Roger J. Brüggemann, Anuradha Chowdhary, Oliver A. Cornely, David W. Denning, Andreas H. Groll, Koichi Izumikawa, Bart Jan Kullberg, Katrien Lagrou, Johan Maertens, Jacques F. Meis, Source Type: research