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In vivo and in vitro acquisition of resistance to voriconazole by Candida krusei.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 1 Aug 2014
Ricardo Elisabete, Miranda Isabel M, Faria-Ramos Isabel, Silva Raquel M, Rodrigues Acácio Gonçalves, Pina-Vaz Cidália
Abstract excerpt
Candida krusei is an important agent of opportunistic infections that often displays resistance to several antifungals. We describe here the in vivo acquisition of resistance to voriconazole (VRC) by C. krusei isolates recovered from a leukemia patient during a long period of VRC therapy. In order to mimic the in vivo development of VRC resistance, a susceptible C. krusei isolate was exposed daily to 1 μg/ml of...
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