FLUCONAZOLE RESISTANCE IN CANDIDA-GLABRATA

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作者
HITCHCOCK, CA [1 ]
PYE, GW [1 ]
TROKE, PF [1 ]
JOHNSON, EM [1 ]
WARNOCK, DW [1 ]
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[1] BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRM & GEN HOSP,DEPT MICROBIOL,BRISTOL BS2 8HW,AVON,ENGLAND
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10.1128/AAC.37.9.1962
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
We report a case of infection with Candida glabrata in which the organism became resistant to fluconazole and in which pre- and posttreatment isolates were available for comparison. The organism was cross-resistant to ketoconazole and itraconazole, in common with other azole-resistant yeasts. Fluconazole was a potent inhibitor of cytochrome P-450-dependent 14alpha-sterol demethylase (P-450DM) in lysates of cells from both susceptible and resistant cultures (50% inhibitory concentration, 0.2 muM), indicating that resistance was unrelated to changes in P-450DM. Instead, it appeared to arise from a permeability barrier to fluconazole, since resistant cells were unable to take up radiolabelled drug.
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页码:1962 / 1965
页数:4
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