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Genetic dissection of azole resistance mechanisms in Candida albicans and their validation in a mouse model of disseminated infection.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 1 Apr 2010
MacCallum Donna M, Coste Alix, Ischer Françoise, Jacobsen Mette D, Odds Frank C, Sanglard Dominique
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Principal mechanisms of resistance to azole antifungals include the upregulation of multidrug transporters and the modification of the target enzyme, a cytochrome P450 (Erg11) involved in the 14alpha-demethylation of ergosterol. These mechanisms are often combined in azole-resistant Candida albic...
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