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Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, May 2005, p. 2119-2121, Vol. 49, No. 5
0066-4804/05/$08.00+0 doi:10.1128/AAC.49.5.2119-2121.2005
Copyright © 2005, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.
Differences in Interactions between Azole Drugs Related to Modifications in the 14-
Sterol Demethylase Gene (cyp51A) of Aspergillus fumigatus
G. Garcia-Effron,
E. Mellado,
A. Gomez-Lopez,
L. Alcazar-Fuoli,
M. Cuenca-Estrella, and
Juan L. Rodriguez-Tudela*
Servicio de Micología, Centro Nacional de Microbiología, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
Received 3 December 2004/
Returned for modification 5 January 2005/
Accepted 20 January 2005
The combined activity of different azole drugs was investigated. Thirty-one Aspergillus fumigatus strains were tested, including two cyp51A and one cyp51B gene-knockout strain and azole-susceptible and -resistant strains with different resistance mechanisms. The combination of itraconazole and voriconazole was synergistic for all strains except for those with gene knockouts.
* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Servicio de Micología, Centro Nacional de Microbiología, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Carretera Majadahonda-Pozuelo Km 2, 28220 Madrid, Spain. Phone: 34-91-8223919. Fax: 34-91-5097966. E-mail:
juanl.rodriguez-tudela{at}isciii.es.
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, May 2005, p. 2119-2121, Vol. 49, No. 5
0066-4804/05/$08.00+0 doi:10.1128/AAC.49.5.2119-2121.2005
Copyright © 2005, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.
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