Would you consider stepping down from an echinocandin to azole therapy prior to the end of an initial six-week course for fluconazole-susceptible Candida albicans endocarditis in the absence of valve surgery?
Answer from: at Academic Institution
I would not step down to fluconazole prior to completing a six-week course of echinocandin therapy. Fluconazole has poor activity against Candida biofilms in contrast to the echinocandins. Fluconazole monotherapy has also been associated with poor outcomes in endocarditis.
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