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Rapid Detection of FKS-Associated Echinocandin Resistance in Candida glabrata.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 1 Nov 2016
Zhao Yanan, Nagasaki Yoji, Kordalewska Milena, Press Ellen G, Shields Ryan K, Nguyen M Hong, Clancy Cornelius J, Perlin David S
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A novel and highly accurate diagnostic assay platform was established for rapid identification of FKS mutations associated with echinocandin resistance in Candida glabrata The assay platform uses allele-specific molecular beacon and DNA melt analysis following asymmetric PCR. A dual assay for FKS1 and FKS2 was developed to identify within 3 h the most common and clinically relevant resistance-associated...
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