FunResDB-A web resource for genotypic susceptibility testing of Aspergillus fumigatus

Therapy of invasive aspergillosis is becoming more difficult due to the emergence of azole resistance in Aspergillus fumigatus. A majority of resistant strains carries mutations in the CYP51A gene. Due to a lack of sensitivity of culture-based methods, molecular detection of A. fumigatus has become...

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Hauptverfasser: Weber, Michael (VerfasserIn) , Spiess, Birgit (VerfasserIn) , Buchheidt, Dieter (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2018
In: Medical mycology
Year: 2017, Jahrgang: 56, Heft: 1, Pages: 117-120
ISSN:1460-2709
DOI:10.1093/mmy/myx015
Online-Zugang:Verlag, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mmy/myx015
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Verfasserangaben:Michael Weber, Jonas Schaer, Grit Walther, Kerstin Kaerger, Jörg Steinmann, Peter-Michael Rath, Birgit Spiess, Dieter Buchheidt, Axel Hamprecht and Oliver Kurzai
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Zusammenfassung:Therapy of invasive aspergillosis is becoming more difficult due to the emergence of azole resistance in Aspergillus fumigatus. A majority of resistant strains carries mutations in the CYP51A gene. Due to a lack of sensitivity of culture-based methods, molecular detection of A. fumigatus has become an important diagnostic tool. We set up the database FunResDB (www.nrz-myk.de/funresdb) to gather all available information about CYP51A-dependent azole resistance from published literature. In summary, the screening resulted in 79 CYP51A variants, which are linked to 59 nonsynonymous mutations. A tailor-made online sequence analysis tool allows for genotypic susceptibility testing of A. fumigatus.
Beschreibung:Advance Access Publication Date: 11 March 2017
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ISSN:1460-2709
DOI:10.1093/mmy/myx015