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Changes in susceptibility to posaconazole in clinical isolates of Candida albicans.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy - 1 Jan 2004
Li Xin, Brown Nathaniel, Chau Andrew S, López-Ribot José L, Ruesga Maria T, Quindos Guillermo, Mendrick Cara A, Hare Roberta S, Loebenberg David, DiDomenico Beth, McNicholas Paul M
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OBJECTIVES: To characterize the molecular mechanisms responsible for reduced susceptibility to azoles in Candida albicans clinical isolates. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Seven sequential C. albicans isolates were cultured from an AIDS patient treated with posaconazole for refractory oropharyngeal candidiasis. Expression levels of the CDR1, CDR2 and MDR1 genes, encoding efflux pumps previously implicated in azole...
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