Low frequency of itraconazole resistance found among avian Aspergillus fumigatus isolates - Publication - Bridge of Knowledge

Search

Low frequency of itraconazole resistance found among avian Aspergillus fumigatus isolates

Abstract

Aspergillus fumigatus is the most frequent etiological factor of invasive aspergillosis in human as well as animals, including birds. Aspergillosis caused by drug-resistant strains poses a significant therapeutic issue, especially if resistance pattern includes insensitivity to triazoles, i.e. drugs recommended for the primary therapy purposes. Majority of resistant isolates hold the TR34/L98H mutation (34 bp tandem repeats in the promotor region and single point mutations of cyp 51A gene resulting in the substitution of leucine for histidine in lanosterol 14 alpha-demethylase). It is suggested that the overuse of some fungicides in agriculture contribute to the selection of resistant mutants. The avian farms seems to be places of higher risk of contamination and subsequent infection caused by resistant Aspergillus fumigatus strains.

Citations

  • 7

    CrossRef

  • 0

    Web of Science

  • 0

    Scopus

Authors (5)

Cite as

Full text

full text is not available in portal

Keywords

Details

Category:
Conference activity
Type:
publikacja w wydawnictwie zbiorowym recenzowanym (także w materiałach konferencyjnych)
Title of issue:
8th Trends in Medical Mycology, Organised under the auspices of EORTC-IDG and ECMM strony 62 - 62
Language:
English
Publication year:
2017
Bibliographic description:
Nawrot U., Wieliczko A., Włodarczyk K., Kurzyk E., Brillowska-Dąbrowska A.: Low frequency of itraconazole resistance found among avian Aspergillus fumigatus isolates// 8th Trends in Medical Mycology, Organised under the auspices of EORTC-IDG and ECMM/ : , 2017, s.62-62
DOI:
Digital Object Identifier (open in new tab) 10.1111/myc.12674
Verified by:
Gdańsk University of Technology

seen 149 times

Recommended for you

Meta Tags