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Azole-resistant Aspergillus fumigatus in the environment of northern Italy, May 2011 to June 2012.
Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin - 27 Mar 2014
Prigitano A, Venier V, Cogliati M, De Lorenzis G, Esposto M C, Tortorano A M
Abstract excerpt
In recent years acquired azole resistance in Aspergillus fumigatus has been increasingly reported and a dominant mechanism of resistance (TR34/L98H) was found in clinical and environmental isolates. The aim of the present study was to investigate the prevalence of azole resistance in environmental A. fumigatus isolates collected in northern Italy. A. fumigatus grew from 29 of 47 soil samples analysed....
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