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High prevalence of clinical and environmental triazole-resistant Aspergillus fumigatus in Iran: is it a challenging issue?
Journal of medical microbiology - 1 Jun 2016
Nabili Mojtaba, Shokohi Tahereh, Moazeni Maryam, Khodavaisy Sadegh, Aliyali Masoud, Badiee Parisa, Zarrinfar Hossein, Hagen Ferry, Badali Hamid
Abstract excerpt
Triazole antifungal agents are the mainstay of aspergillosis treatment. As highlighted in numerous studies, the global increase in the prevalence of triazole resistance could hamper the management of aspergillosis. In the present three-year study, 513 samples (213 clinical and 300 environmental samples) from 10 provinces of Iran were processed and screened in terms of azole resistance (4 and 1 mg l-1 of...
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