Frequency and evolution of azole resistance in Aspergillus fumigatus associated with treatment failure

Authors :: Howard, Susan J.
Cerar, Dasa
Anderson, Michael J.
Albarrag, Ahmed
Fisher, Matthew C.
Pasqualotto, Alessandro C.
Laverdiere, Michel
Arendrup, Maiken C.
Perlin, David S.
Denning, David W.
Source :: Emerging Infectious Diseases. July 1, 2009, Vol. 15 Issue 7, p1068, 9 p.
Publication Year :: 2009
Abstract: Invasive aspergillosis in immunosuppressed patients is difficult to diagnose, is problematic to treat, and results in a high mortality rate (1). Chronic and allergic pulmonary and sinus aspergillosis are increasingly [...]

Subjects :: Care and treatment
Analysis
Natural history
Health aspects
Algorithm
Itraconazole -- Health aspects -- Analysis
Cross infection -- Care and treatment -- Health aspects -- Analysis
Chronic obstructive lung disease -- Care and treatment -- Health aspects -- Analysis
Evolutionary biology -- Health aspects -- Analysis
Methionine -- Health aspects -- Analysis
Drug resistance -- Care and treatment -- Health aspects -- Analysis
Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation -- Health aspects -- Analysis
Triazoles -- Health aspects -- Analysis
Amphotericin B -- Health aspects -- Analysis
Algorithms -- Health aspects -- Analysis
Mycoses -- Care and treatment -- Health aspects -- Analysis
Antiparasitic agents -- Health aspects -- Analysis
Gene mutation -- Health aspects -- Analysis
Endowments -- Health aspects -- Analysis
Codons -- Health aspects -- Analysis
Gene mutations -- Health aspects -- Analysis
Codon -- Health aspects -- Analysis
Lung diseases, Obstructive -- Care and treatment -- Health aspects -- Analysis
Hematopoietic stem cells -- Transplantation
Nosocomial infections -- Care and treatment -- Health aspects -- Analysis

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