High-level expression of cyp51B in azole-resistant clinical aspergillus fumigatus isolates

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 512-514

  Buied, A ^a   Moore, C B ^b   Denning, D W ^a,b   Bowyer, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antifungal; Drug resistance; Fungi

Indexed keywords

ITRACONAZOLE; POSACONAZOLE; VORICONAZOLE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CYP51B GENE; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; AZOLES; CYTOCHROME P-450 ENZYME SYSTEM; DRUG RESISTANCE, FUNGAL; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 84873572911     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dks451     Document Type: Article

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