Multicentre validation of 4-well azole agar plates as a screening method for detection of clinically relevant azole-resistant Aspergillus fumigatus | Zendy

Maiken Cavling Arendrup | Zendy; Paul E. Verweij | Zendy; Johan W. Mouton | Zendy; Katrien Lagrou | Zendy; Joseph Meletiadis | Zendy

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Multicentre validation of 4-well azole agar plates as a screening method for detection of clinically relevant azole-resistant Aspergillus fumigatus

Author(s) -

Maiken Cavling Arendrup,

Paul E. Verweij,

Johan W. Mouton,

Katrien Lagrou,

Joseph Meletiadis

Publication year - 2017

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/dkx319

Subject(s) - posaconazole , aspergillus fumigatus , itraconazole , azole , voriconazole , agar , microbiology and biotechnology , agar plate , aspergillosis , biology , antifungal , immunology , bacteria , genetics

Azole-resistant Aspergillus fumigatus is emerging worldwide. Reference susceptibility testing methods are technically demanding and no validated commercial susceptibility tests for moulds currently exist. In this multicentre study a 4-well azole-containing screening agar method was evaluated using clinically relevant isolates.

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