Determination of the Prevalence of Triazole Resistance in Environmental Aspergillus fumigatus Strains Isolated in South Wales, UK

Background/Objectives: Azole resistance in Aspergillus fumigatus associated with the TR34/L98H mutations in the cyp51A gene have been increasingly reported. Determining the environmental resistance rate has been deemed important when considering front-line therapy for invasive aspergillosis. The aim...

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Main Authors: Alexandra Tsitsopoulou, Raquel Posso, Lorna Vale, Scarlett Bebb, Elizabeth Johnson, P. L. White
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2018.01395/full