Induction of resistance to azole drugs in Trypanosoma cruzi.

doi:10.1128/AAC.42.12.3245

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Induction of resistance to azole drugs in Trypanosoma cruzi.

Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 1 Dec 1998

Buckner F S, Wilson A J, White T C, Van Voorhis W C

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Trypanosoma cruzi is the protozoan parasite that causes Chagas' disease, a frequently fatal illness affecting the heart and gastrointestinal systems. An estimated 16 million to 18 million people in Latin America and 50,000 to 100,000 people in the United States are infected with this pathogen. Tr...

Topics

Animals
Azoles
Drug Resistance
Female
Fluconazole
Mice
Mice, Inbred BALB C
Phenotype
Trypanocidal Agents
Trypanosoma cruzi

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