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Aspergillus lentulus: An Under-recognized Cause of Antifungal Drug-Resistant Aspergillosis.

Saman NematollahiNitipong PermpalungSean X ZhangMegan K MoralesKieren A Marr
Published in: Open forum infectious diseases (2021)
Aspergillus lentulus is a drug-resistant species that is phenotypically similar to A. fumigatus. It was discovered as a cause of azole-breakthrough disease, consistent with in vitro resistance. Clinical labs can misidentify the species as fumigatus based on phenotypic typing. We describe 4 recent cases and provide a brief review.
Keyphrases
  • drug resistant
  • multidrug resistant
  • acinetobacter baumannii
  • candida albicans
  • genetic diversity
  • cell wall