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Variability in competitive fitness among environmental and clinical azole-resistant Aspergillus fumigatus isolates.
mBio - 10 Apr 2024
Chen Shu, Zhu Guoxing, Lin Huiping, Guo Jian, Deng Shuwen, Wu Wenjuan, Goldman Gustavo H, Lu Ling, Zhang Yuanwei
Abstract excerpt
Azoles are the primary antifungal drugs used to treat infections caused by Aspergillus fumigatus. However, the emergence of azole resistance in A. fumigatus has become a global health concern despite the low proportion of resistant isolates in natural populations. In bacteria, antibiotic resistance incurs a fitness cost that renders strains less competitive in the absence of antibiotics. Consequently, fitness...
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