Intercountry Transfer of Triazole-Resistant Aspergillus fumigatus on Plant Bulbs.

Dunne, Katie; Hagen, Ferry; Pomeroy, Niamh; Meis, Jacques F; Rogers, Thomas R · Clin Infect Dis · 2017

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Abstract

We investigated whether plants imported to Ireland from the Netherlands might harbor triazole-resistant Aspergillus fumigatus. Samples of plant bulbs were positive for triazole-resistant A. fumigatus with CYP51A mutations. We hypothesize that this represents a route for intercountry transfer of an emerging resistance mechanism in a major opportunistic mold pathogen.

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