Laila Rkieh

ORCID: 0000-0003-3478-8070
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Research Areas
  • Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
  • Urinary Tract Infections Management
  • Chronic Disease Management Strategies
  • Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy
  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
  • Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention
  • Nematode management and characterization studies
  • Hyperglycemia and glycemic control in critically ill and hospitalized patients
  • Insects and Parasite Interactions

Trillium Health Centre
2020-2022

Echinocandins are generally excluded in the treatment of Candida-related urinary tract infections due to their poor concentration. In presence fluconazole resistant Candida species, such as C. Glabrata and auris, alternative therapies needed. We herein report use caspofungin for 10 patients with candiduria, including auris. Mycological cure was achieved 6 7 clinical 8 patients. Larger studies needed confirm our findings.

10.1016/j.idcr.2022.e01510 article EN cc-by-nc-nd IDCases 2022-01-01
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