Development of azole resistance in Aspergillus fumigatus during azole therapy associated with change in virulence.

Development of azole resistance in Aspergillus fumigatus during azole therapy associated with change in virulence.

Four sequential Aspergillus fumigatus isolates from a patient with chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) eventually failing azole-echinocandin combination therapy were investigated. The first two isolates (1 and 2) were susceptible to antifungal azoles, but increased itraconazole, voriconazole and pos...

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Main Authors: Maiken Cavling Arendrup, Eleftheria Mavridou, Klaus Leth Mortensen, Eveline Snelders, Niels Frimodt-Møller, Humara Khan, Willem J G Melchers, Paul E Verweij
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-04-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/20404915/?tool=EBI

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