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Fluconazole-resistant Candida parapsilosis strains with a Y132F substitution in the ERG11 gene causing invasive infections in a neonatal unit, South Africa.
Mycoses - 1 May 2020
Magobo Rindidzani E, Lockhart Shawn R, Govender Nelesh P
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INTRODUCTION: The prevalence of azole resistance in C parapsilosis is very low in most parts of the world. However, South Africa has reported an exceptionally high prevalence of azole resistance in C parapsilosis strains isolated from candidaemia cases. We aimed to determine the possible molecular mechanisms of fluconazole resistance in C parapsilosis isolates obtained through surveillance at a large neonatal...
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