Open AccessCross-Resistance to Medical and Agricultural Azole Drugs in Yeasts from the Oropharynx of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Patients and from Environmental Bavarian Vine Grapes
Author(s) -
F. Müller,
Andrea Staudigel,
Stefanie Salvenmoser,
Antje Tredup,
Rudolf Miltenberger,
Josef V. Herrmann
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.07
H-Index - 259
eISSN - 1070-6283
pISSN - 0066-4804
DOI - 10.1128/aac.00459-07
Subject(s) - azole , vine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , virology , drug resistance , resistance (ecology) , virus , medicine , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , antifungal , agronomy , horticulture
Cross-resistance amongCandida albicans isolates from the oropharynges of human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients (n = 16) and environmental yeast strains of various species (n = 54) to medical and agricultural azole drugs was observed. Precautions against the unnecessary widespread use of azoles in the environment and human medicine are strongly recommended to prevent patients from acquiring azole-resistant yeasts.