Aspergillus nidulans is frequently resistant to amphotericin B

被引:55
作者
Kontoyiannis, DP
Lewis, RE
May, GS
Osherov, N
Rinaldi, MG
机构
[1] Univ Texas, MD Anderson Canc Ctr, Dept Infect Dis, Houston, TX 77030 USA
[2] Univ Texas, Hlth Sci Ctr, San Antonio, TX 78229 USA
关键词
Aspergillus nidulans; aspergillosis; amphotericin B; resistance;
D O I
10.1046/j.1439-0507.2002.00797.x
中图分类号
R75 [皮肤病学与性病学];
学科分类号
100206 ;
摘要
The high failure rate of amphotericin B-based therapy in patients with Aspergillus nidulans infections may not be entirely a result of host factors as suggested previously. Innate resistance of A. nidulans to polyenes may contribute to the poor response in patients.
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