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Highlights Determining infection and multidrug resistance (MDR) rates continuously helps to detect the problem to be solved, including outbreaks. Cleaning and disinfection play an important role in preventing MDR and evaluating and correcting the process for better results. MDR control can only be achieved with various measures applied continuously and consistently by a group of […]

Martin Hoenigl, ECCMID 2021: Challenges in Treating Invasive Candida Infections

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Published Online: Aug 2nd 2021

We were delighted to meet with Martin Hoenigl (University of California San Diego & Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria) to discuss the current challenges in treating invasive candida infections.

The abstract entitled: ‘Outcomes of oral ibrexafungerp in 33 patients with refractory fungal diseases, interim analysis of a phase III open-label study (FURI)’ was presented at the 31st European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID).

Question:

  1. Could you give us a brief overview of the current challenges in treating invasive Candida infections? (0:22)

Disclosures: Martin Hoenigl has received research support from Gilead, Astellas, Pfizer, Scynexis, F2G and NIH.

Support: Interview and filming supported by Touch Medical Media. Interview conducted by Katey Gabrysch.

Filmed in coverage of the 31st ECCMID Congress 2021.

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