Breakthrough invasive fungal infections during posaconazole prophylaxis in patients with hematologic malignancies at a tertiary care center - a 5-year audit from south India
The High incidence of BtIFI observed may be attributed to the unavailability of therapeutic dose monitoring (TDM), variations in pathogenic strains, and environmental factors conducive to fungal infections (warmth and high humidity), implying that strengthened surveillance and prophylaxis strategies are essential.
Authors
- Rema Ganapathi
- Mazhuvancherry Kesavan Unnikrishnan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4897-1979)
- Selin C. Joy
- Farhana Basheer
- Anjima Madhu
- B. Gayathri Devi
- P.K. Sowndharya
Institutions
- Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre (IN)
- Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit (IN)
- Aims Community College (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology
- Published
- 2026-02-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmmb.2026.101079
- Primary Topic
- Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00