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Mechanisms of azole resistance in clinical isolates of Candida glabrata collected during a hospital survey of antifungal resistance.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 1 Feb 2005
Sanguinetti Maurizio, Posteraro Brunella, Fiori Barbara, Ranno Stefania, Torelli Riccardo, Fadda Giovanni
Abstract excerpt
The increasing use of azole antifungals for the treatment of mucosal and systemic Candida glabrata infections has resulted in the selection and/or emergence of resistant strains. The main mechanisms of azole resistance include alterations in the C. glabrata ERG11 gene (CgERG11), which encodes the azole target enzyme, and upregulation of the CgCDR1 and CgCDR2 genes, which encode efflux pumps. In the present study,...
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