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Loss of heterozygosity of FCY2 leading to the development of flucytosine resistance in Candida tropicalis.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 1 Jun 2011
Chen Yen-Ning, Lo Hsiu-Jung, Wu Chia-Chen, Ko Hui-Ching, Chang Te-Pin, Yang Yun-Liang
Abstract excerpt
As fluconazole resistance becomes an emerging issue for treating infections caused by Candida tropicalis, searching for alternative becomes a prominent task. In the present study, 97 clinical isolates of C. tropicalis were tested for the susceptibilities to flucytosine (5FC) with the Etest method. Although only one isolate was resistant to 5FC, 30 susceptible isolates could produce resistant progeny after...
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