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ArticleAntimicrobial agents and chemotherapy2016

Epidemiology and Molecular Characterizations of Azole Resistance in Clinical and Environmental Aspergillus fumigatus Isolates from China.

Yong Chen, Zhongyi Lu, Jingjun Zhao, Ziying Zou, Yanwen Gong, Fen Qu, Zhiyao Bao, Guangbin Qiu, Mingsheng Song, Qing Zhang and 11 more

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48 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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21 authors.

Yong ChenInstitute of Disease Control and Prevention, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Zhongyi LuInstitute of Disease Control and Prevention, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Jingjun ZhaoDermatology Department, Tongji Hospital of Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
Ziying ZouDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, General Hospital of Chengdu Military Command, Chengdu, China.
Yanwen GongDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, General Hospital of Ji'nan Military Command, Ji'nan, China.
Fen QuDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Chinese PLA 302 Hospital, Beijing, China.
Zhiyao BaoDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Guangbin QiuDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Chinese PLA 202 Hospital, Shenyang, China.
Mingsheng SongDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, The Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China.
Qing ZhangInstitute of Disease Control and Prevention, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Lin LiuInstitute of Disease Control and Prevention, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Mandong HuInstitute of Disease Control and Prevention, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Xuelin HanInstitute of Disease Control and Prevention, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Shuguang TianInstitute of Disease Control and Prevention, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Jingya ZhaoInstitute of Disease Control and Prevention, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Fangyan ChenInstitute of Disease Control and Prevention, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Changjian ZhangInstitute of Disease Control and Prevention, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Yansong SunInstitute of Disease Control and Prevention, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Paul E VerweijDepartment of Medical Microbiology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
Liuyu HuangInstitute of Disease Control and Prevention, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing, China hanlicdc@163.com huangliuyuly@163.com.
Li HanInstitute of Disease Control and Prevention, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing, China hanlicdc@163.com huangliuyuly@163.com.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Azole resistance in Aspergillus fumigatus has emerged as a worldwide public health problem. We sought here to demonstrate the occurrence and characteristics of azole resistance in A. fumigatus from different parts of China. A total of 317 clinical and 144 environmental A. fumigatus isolates from 12 provinces were collected and subjected to screening for azole resistance. Antifungal susceptibility, cyp51A gene sequencing, and genotyping were carried out for all suspected azole-resistant isolates and a subset of azole-susceptible isolates. As a result, 8 (2.5%) clinical and 2 (1.4%) environmental A. fumigatus isolates were identified as azole resistant. Five azole-resistant strains exhibit the TR34/L98H mutation, whereas four carry the TR34/L98H/S297T/F495I mutation in the cyp51A gene. Genetic typing and phylogenetic analysis showed that there was a worldwide clonal expansion of the TR34/L98H isolates, while the TR34/L98H/S297T/F495I isolates from China harbored a distinct genetic background with resistant isolates from other countries. High polymorphisms existed in the cyp51A gene that produced amino acid changes among azole-susceptible A. fumigatus isolates, with N248K being the most common mutation. These data suggest that the wide distribution of azole-resistant A. fumigatus might be attributed to the environmental resistance mechanisms in China.

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Antifungal AgentsAspergillosisAspergillus fumigatusAzolesChinaCytochrome P-450 Enzyme SystemDrug Resistance, FungalFungal ProteinsHumansMicrosatellite RepeatsPhylogenyAntifungal AgentsAzolescytochrome P-450 CYP51A, AspergillusCytochrome P-450 Enzyme SystemFungal Proteins

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PMID27431231
PMCPMC5038292

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