Two echinocandin-resistant Candida glabrata FKS mutants from South Africa
Echinocandins are recommended as first-line agents to treat invasive infections caused by Candida glabrata since this organism is inherently less susceptible to azoles. However, resistance to echinocandins has been described in C. glabrata due to amino acid changes in the hotspot regions of the FKS1...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2016-03-01
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| Series: | Medical Mycology Case Reports |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211753916300112 |