Emergence of azole-resistant aspergillus fumigatus strains due to agricultural azole use creates an increasing threat to human health

PLoS Pathog. 2013 Oct;9(10):e1003633. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1003633. Epub 2013 Oct 24.

Authors

Anuradha Chowdhary¹, Shallu Kathuria, Jianping Xu, Jacques F Meis

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medical Mycology, Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute, University of Delhi, Delhi, India.

No abstract available

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Agriculture*
Aspergillosis*
Aspergillus fumigatus / metabolism*
Azoles / pharmacology*
Drug Resistance, Fungal / drug effects*
Fungicides, Industrial / pharmacology*
Humans

Substances

Azoles
Fungicides, Industrial

Grants and funding

The authors received no specific funding for this study.