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Molecular and Clinical Features of Fluconazole Non-susceptible Candida albicans Bloodstream Isolates Recovered in Korean Multicenter Surveillance Studies

Authors
Choi, MJ | Kwon, YJ | Byun, SA | Kim, MN | Lee, WG  | Lee, J | Yong, D | Chang, CL | Won, EJ | Kim, SH | Lee, SY | Shin, JH
Citation
Annals of laboratory medicine, 43(6). : 614-619, 2023
Journal Title
Annals of laboratory medicine
ISSN
2234-38062234-3814
Abstract
Acquired fluconazole resistance (FR) in bloodstream infection (BSI) isolates of Candida albicans is rare. We investigated the FR mechanisms and clinical features of 14 fluconazole non-susceptible (FNS; FR and fluconazole-susceptible dose-dependent) BSI isolates of C. albicans recovered from Korean multicenter surveillance studies during 2006-2021. Mutations causing amino acid substitutions (AASs) in the drug-target gene ERG11 and the FR-associated transcription factor genes TAC1, MRR1, and UPC2 of the 14 FNS isolates were compared with those of 12 fluconazole-susceptible isolates. Of the 14 FNS isolates, eight and seven had Erg11p (K143R, F145L, or G464S) and Tac1p (T225A, R673L, A736T, or A736V) AASs, respectively, which were previously described in FR isolates. Novel Erg11p, Tac1p, and Mrr1p AASs were observed in two, four, and one FNS isolates, respectively. Combined Erg11p and Tac1p AASs were observed in seven FNS isolates. None of the FR-associated Upc2p AASs were detected. Of the 14 patients, only one had previous azole exposure, and the 30-day mortality rate was 57.1% (8/14). Our data show that Erg11p and Tac1p AASs are likely to contribute to FR in C. albicans BSI isolates in Korea and that most FNS C. albicans BSIs develop without azole exposure.
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DOI
10.3343/alm.2023.43.6.614
PMID
37387494
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