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Breakthrough Fungal Infections in Patients With Leukemia Receiving Isavuconazole

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Rausch, Caitlin R, DiPippo, Adam J, Bose, Prithviraj, Kontoyiannis, Dimitrios P·2018·Clinical Infectious Diseases

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We retrospectively assessed breakthrough invasive fungal infections (b-IFIs) in 100 consecutive patients with leukemia receiving single-agent isavuconazole; 13 had documented b-IFIs (candidiasis in 6, mucormycosis in 4). All b-IFIs were observed in patients with prolonged neutropenia and active leukemia.

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  • The majority of breakthrough Candida infections occur in patients receiving antifungal prophylaxis with a triazole antifungal such as fluconazole, voriconazole, posaconazole, or isavuconazole.

    “The majority of BT Candida infections occur in patients receiving antifungal prophylaxis with a triazole antifungal such as fluconazole, voriconazole, posaconazole or isavuconazole,94–96”

    From Epidemiology of Invasive Candidiasis (2024) · cites this paper as [95]

    The Discussion reports that Candida caused 54% of proven or probable breakthrough fungal infections in this leukemia cohort receiving isavuconazole. That is not the same as saying most breakthrough Candida infections occur in patients on triazole prophylaxis: the Results (p. 1611) say some patients with breakthrough infections received isavuconazole as treatment, and the paper does not establish the claimed majority across the four listed drugs. (LLM, conf=0.88)

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Authors
Rausch, C. R., DiPippo, A. J., Bose, P., & Kontoyiannis, D. P.
Affiliations
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (US)
Corresponding author
Kontoyiannis, Dimitrios P
Venue
Clinical Infectious Diseases
Published
2018-05-16
Volume
67
Issue
10
Pages
1610-1613
ISSN
  • 1058-4838 (ISSN-L)
  • 1537-6591
OpenAlex
W2803645787
Cited by
107
References
13
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2025: 10 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 16 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 19 · 2020: 27 · 2019: 15 · 2018: 6
FWCI
12.65
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Clinical Infectious Diseases (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
National Cancer Institute (P30CA016672)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Neutropenia and Cancer Infections
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Fungal Infections and Studies
Keywords
isavuconazole, leukemia, candidiasis, mucormycosis, neutropenia, antifungal prophylaxis, invasive fungal infections
MeSH terms
Invasive Fungal Infections, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Antifungal Agents, Female, Humans, Leukemia, Male, Middle Aged, Nitriles, Pyridines, Retrospective Studies, Triazoles, Young Adult, Electronic Health Records, Candidemia

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