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cyp51A-Based mechanisms of Aspergillus fumigatus azole drug resistance present in clinical samples from Germany.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 1 Aug 2013
Bader Oliver, Weig Michael, Reichard Utz, Lugert Raimond, Kuhns Martin, Christner Martin, Held Jürgen, Peter Silke, Schumacher Ulrike, Buchheidt Dieter, Tintelnot Kathrin, Groß Uwe
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Since the mid-1990s, a steady increase in the occurrence of itraconazole-resistant Aspergillus fumigatus isolates has been observed in clinical contexts, leading to therapeutic failure in the treatment of aspergillosis. This increase has been predominantly linked to a single allele of the cyp51A gene, termed TR/L98H, which is thought to have arisen through the use of agricultural azoles. Here, we investigated the...
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