Safety of rezafungin as a long-term treatment option in two patients with complicated fungal infections: two cases from Lecco Hospital (Italy)

Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2024 Aug 7;68(8):e0075024. doi: 10.1128/aac.00750-24. Epub 2024 Jul 12.

Abstract

Rezafungin is an echinocandin characterized by a long elimination half-life which allows for weekly administration. It has been recently approved for the treatment of candidemia. Few data are available about the long-term use of rezafungin and its use for deep infections like endocarditis and osteomyelitis. We describe our experience with its prolonged use in two azole-resistant Candida infections: a case of sacral osteomyelitis and a prosthetic valve endocarditis also involving a thoracic endovascular aneurysm repair.

Keywords: Candida; antifungal resistance; rezafungin.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Antifungal Agents* / therapeutic use
  • Candidiasis / drug therapy
  • Candidiasis / microbiology
  • Drug Resistance, Fungal
  • Echinocandins* / therapeutic use
  • Endocarditis / drug therapy
  • Endocarditis / microbiology
  • Humans
  • Italy
  • Osteomyelitis / drug therapy
  • Osteomyelitis / microbiology

Substances

  • Antifungal Agents
  • Echinocandins
  • Rezafungin