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ArticleRevista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992)2023

Molecular epidemiology and antifungal susceptibilities of Aspergillus species isolated from patients with invasive aspergillosis.

Fatma Mutlu Sarigüzel, Ayse Nedret Koç, Pınar Sağiroğlu, Mustafa Altay Atalay, Arda Borlu, Özlem Canöz, Bedia Dinç

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Article in Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Fatma Mutlu SarigüzelErciyes Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Microbiology - Kayseri, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2747-0208
Ayse Nedret KoçErciyes Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Microbiology - Kayseri, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1736-9707
Pınar SağiroğluErciyes Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Microbiology - Kayseri, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6742-0200
Mustafa Altay AtalayErciyes Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Microbiology - Kayseri, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4169-0637
Arda BorluErciyes Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Public Health - Kayseri, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1424-8037
Özlem CanözErciyes Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Pathology - Kayseri, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0200-6970
Bedia DinçAnkara Bilkent City Hospital, Department of Medical Microbiology - Ankara, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8318-2556
Erciyes University · TRBilkent University · TR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe aim of this study was to evaluate the demographic data, molecular epidemiology, and in vitro antifungal susceptibility results of patients with Aspergillus isolated from various clinical specimens.

methodsA total of 44 Aspergillus strains were studied. The definition of invasive aspergillosis in patients was made according to European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer/Invasive Fungal Infections Cooperative Group and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Mycoses Study Group (EORTC/MSG) criteria. Strains were phenotypically and molecularly identified. Demographic characteristics of patients and genotypes of strains were evaluated. Phylogenetic analysis was done by the The Unweighted Pair-Group Method with Arithmetic Mean (UPGMA). Antifungal susceptibility of strains was determined according to The Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI)-M61-Ed2 and The European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (EUCAST).

resultsA total of 11 patients were classified as proven and 33 as probable invasive aspergillosis. There was a statistically significant difference in age groups, subdisease, neutropenic, and receiving chemotherapy between groups. A total of 23 strains were identified as Aspergillus fumigatus, 12 as Aspergillus niger, 6 as Aspergillus flavus, and 3 as Aspergillus terreus. Phylogenetic analysis revealed five different genotypes. No statistical difference was found in the comparisons between patients groups and genotype groups. There was a statistically significant difference between genotype groups and voriconazole, posaconazole, and itraconazole Minimum Inhibition Concentration (MIC).

conclusionAccurate identification of strains and antifungal susceptibility studies should be performed due to azole and amphotericin B resistance. Genotyping studies are important in infection control due to identifying sources of infection and transmission routes.

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AspergillosisInvasive Fungal InfectionsAntifungal AgentsAspergillusHumansMolecular EpidemiologyPhylogenyAntifungal Agents

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