Triazole Resistance in Aspergillus spp.: A Worldwide Problem?
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Olga Rivero-Menendez 1,2, Ana Alastruey-Izquierdo 1,2,*
, Emilia Mellado 1,2 and Manuel Cuenca-Estrella 1,2
Olga Rivero-Menendez 1,2, Ana Alastruey-Izquierdo 1,2,*, Emilia Mellado 1,2 and Manuel Cuenca-Estrella 1,2
1
Mycology Reference Laboratory, National Centre for Microbiology, Instituto de Salud Carlos III., Carretera de Majadahonda a Pozuelo Km. 2, Majadahonda, 28220 Madrid, Spain
2
Spanish Network for Research in Infectious Diseases (REIPI RD12/0015)—co-financed by European Development Regional Fund “A way to achieve Europe” ERDF, Madrid, Spain
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Academic Editor: William J. Steinbach
J. Fungi 2016, 2(3), 21; https://doi.org/10.3390/jof2030021
Received: 1 May 2016 / Revised: 22 June 2016 / Accepted: 24 June 2016 / Published: 4 July 2016
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Aspergillus fumigatus: From Diagnosis to Therapy)
Since the first description of an azole-resistant A. fumigatus strain in 1997, there has been an increasing number of papers describing the emergence of azole resistance. Firstly reported in the USA and soon after in Europe, it has now been described worldwide, challenging the management of human aspergillosis. The main mechanism of resistance is the modification of the azole target enzyme: 14-α sterol demethylase, encoded by the cyp51A gene; although recently, other resistance mechanisms have also been implicated. In addition, a shift in the epidemiology has been noted with other Aspergillus species (mostly azole resistant) increasingly being reported as causative agents of human disease. This paper reviews the current situation of Aspergillus azole resistance and its implications in the clinical setting.
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Keywords:
Aspergillus fumigatus; aspergillosis; azole drug resistance; cyp51A; mutations
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Rivero-Menendez, O.; Alastruey-Izquierdo, A.; Mellado, E.; Cuenca-Estrella, M. Triazole Resistance in Aspergillus spp.: A Worldwide Problem? J. Fungi 2016, 2, 21.
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