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Prevalence and characterization of azole-resistant Aspergillus fumigatus in patients with cystic fibrosis: a prospective multicentre study in Germany.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy - 1 Aug 2018
Seufert R, Sedlacek L, Kahl B, Hogardt M, Hamprecht A, Haase G, Gunzer F, Haas A, Grauling-Halama S, MacKenzie C R, Essig A, Stehling F, Sutharsan S, Dittmer S, Killengray D, Schmidt D, Eskandarian N, Steinmann E, Buer J, Hagen F, Meis J F, Rath P-M, Steinmann J
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Objectives: Aspergillus fumigatus is the most prevalent filamentous fungus in the respiratory tract of patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). The aim of this prospective multicentre study was to investigate the prevalence of azole-resistant A. fumigatus (ARAF) in respiratory secretions from CF patients across Germany and to characterize ARAF isolates by phenotypic and molecular methods. Methods: Twelve tertiary care...
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