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Sebastian Wurster1, Russell E Lewis2, Nathaniel D Albert1, Dimitrios P Kontoyiannis3.
Abstract
Breakthrough mucormycosis in patients receiving isavuconazole prophylaxis or therapy has been reported. We compared the impact of isavuconazole and voriconazole exposure on the virulence of clinical isolates of Aspergillus fumigatus and different Mucorales species in a Drosophila melanogaster infection model. In contrast to A. fumigatus, a hypervirulent phenotype was found in all tested Mucorales upon preexposure to either voriconazole or isavuconazole. These findings may contribute to the explanation of breakthrough mucormycosis in isavuconazole-treated patients.Entities:
Keywords: Aspergillus fumigatus; Drosophila melanogaster; Rhizopus arrhizus; isavuconazole
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Year: 2019 PMID: 30455245 PMCID: PMC6355575 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.01896-18
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191