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Azole-Resistance in and Related Species: An Emerging Problem or a Rare Phenomenon?

TitleAzole-Resistance in and Related Species: An Emerging Problem or a Rare Phenomenon?
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2018
AuthorsZoran, T., Sartori B., Sappl L., Aigner M., Sánchez-Reus F., Rezusta A., Chowdhary A., Taj-Aldeen S. J., Arendrup M. C., Oliveri S., Kontoyiannis D. P., Alastruey-Izquierdo A., Lagrou K., Cascio G. Lo, Meis J. F., Buzina W., Farina C., Drogari-Apiranthitou M., Grancini A., Tortorano A. M., Willinger B., Hamprecht A., Johnson E., Klingspor L., Arsic-Arsenijevic V., Cornely O. A., Meletiadis J., Prammer W., Tullio V., Vehreschild J-J., Trovato L., Lewis R. E., Segal E., Rath P-M., Hamal P., Rodriguez-Iglesias M., Roilides E., Arikan-Akdagli S., Chakrabarti A., Colombo A. L., Fernández M. S., M Martin-Gomez T., Badali H., Petrikkos G., Klimko N., Heimann S. M., Uzun O., Roudbary M., de la Fuente S., Houbraken J., Risslegger B., Lass-Flörl C., & Lackner M.
JournalFront Microbiol
Volume9
Pagination516
Date Published2018
ISSN1664-302X
Abstract

Invasive mold infections associated with species are a significant cause of mortality in immunocompromised patients. The most frequently occurring aetiological pathogens are members of the section followed by members of the section . The frequency of and related (cryptic) species in clinical specimens, as well as the percentage of azole-resistant strains remains to be studied. A global set ( = 498) of and phenotypically related isolates was molecularly identified (beta-tubulin), tested for antifungal susceptibility against posaconazole, voriconazole, and itraconazole, and resistant phenotypes were correlated with point mutations in the gene. The majority of isolates was identified as (86.8%), followed by (8.4%), (2.6%), (1.6%), (0.2%), and (0.2%). One isolate failed to match a known sp., but was found most closely related to . According to EUCAST clinical breakpoints azole resistance was detected in 5.4% of all tested isolates, 6.2% of were posaconazole-resistant. Posaconazole resistance differed geographically and ranged from 0% in the Czech Republic, Greece, and Turkey to 13.7% in Germany. In contrast, azole resistance among cryptic species was rare 2 out of 66 isolates and was observed only in one and one isolate. The most affected amino acid position of the gene correlating with the posaconazole resistant phenotype was M217, which was found in the variation M217T and M217V. was most prevalent, followed by . Posaconazole was the most potent drug against , but 5.4% of showed resistance against this azole. In Austria, Germany, and the United Kingdom posaconazole-resistance in all isolates was higher than 10%, resistance against voriconazole was rare and absent for itraconazole.

DOI10.3389/fmicb.2018.00516
Alternate JournalFront Microbiol
PubMed ID29643840
PubMed Central IDPMC5882871

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