Acquired amphotericin B resistance attributed to a mutated ERG3 in Candidozyma auris

Massic, Lauryn; Doorley, Laura A.; Jones, Sarah J.; Richardson, Irene; Siao, Danielle Denise; Siao, Lauren; Dykema, Philip; Hua, Chi; Schneider, Emily; Cuomo, Christina A.; Rogers, P. David; Hooser, Stephanie Van; Parker, Josie E.; Kelly, Steven; Hess, David; Rybak, Jeffrey M.; Pandori, Mark

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Acquired amphotericin B resistance attributed to a mutated ERG3 in Candidozyma auris

Lauryn Massic

, Laura A. Doorley

, Sarah J. Jones, Irene Richardson, Danielle Denise Siao, Lauren Siao, Philip Dykema

, Chi Hua, Emily Schneider, Christina A. Cuomo, P. David Rogers

, Stephanie Van Hooser, Josie E. Parker

, Steven Kelly, David Hess, Jeffrey M. Rybak

, Mark Pandori

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, Start page: e00601-25

Swansea University Author: Steven Kelly

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First identified in 2009, Candidozyma auris (formerly Candida auris) is an emerging multidrug-resistant fungus that can cause invasive infections with a crude mortality rate ranging from 30 to 60%. Currently, 30–50% of C. auris isolates are intrinsically resistant to amphotericin B. In this study, w...

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Acquired amphotericin B resistance attributed to a mutated ERG3 in Candidozyma auris

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