Low prevalence of resistance to azoles in Aspergillus fumigatus in a French cohort of patients treated for haematological malignancies
Author(s) -
Alexandre Alanio,
Emilie Sitterlé,
M. Liance,
Cécile Farrugia,
F. Foulet,
Françoise Botterel,
Yosr Hicheri,
Catherine Cordonnier,
J.M. Costa,
Stéphane Bretagne
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124
H-Index - 194
eISSN - 1460-2091
pISSN - 0305-7453
DOI - 10.1093/jac/dkq450
Subject(s) - azole , aspergillus fumigatus , aspergillosis , aspergillus , medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , drug resistance , cohort , biology , antifungal , immunology
An increase in invasive aspergillosis (IA) due to azole-resistant Aspergillus fumigatus isolates has been reported for 10 years. Our study aimed to estimate the prevalence of azole resistance in isolates prospectively collected in patients with haematological diseases.
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