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Isolation of azole-resistant Aspergillus fumigatus from the environment in the south-eastern USA.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy - 1 Sept 2017
Hurst Steven F, Berkow Elizabeth L, Stevenson Katherine L, Litvintseva Anastasia P, Lockhart Shawn R
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Background: Azole resistance in isolates of the fungus Aspergillus fumigatus has been associated with agricultural use of azole fungicides. Environmental isolation of resistant isolates has been reported in Asia, Africa, Europe and South America. Objectives: To determine whether A. fumigatus isolates containing TR34/L98H or TR46/Y121F/T289A can be found in fields in the USA treated with agricultural azoles....
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