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Recent insights into the mechanisms of antifungal resistance

Barker, Katherine S., Rogers, P. David·2006·Current Infectious Disease Reports

Abstract

The incidence of fungal infections has increased in recent years, particularly among immunocompromised individuals. Treatment of invasive fungal infections has been hampered by a limited number of available antifungal agents and both intrinsic and acquired resistance to these agents among many fungal pathogens. Therefore, much interest has focused on elucidating the molecular basis for antifungal resistance. Recent efforts have increased our understanding of this process, including the transcriptional regulation of azole resistance in Candida spp, mechanisms of intrinsic resistance to amphotericin B, and mechanisms of acquired resistance to the new echinocandin class of antifungal agents. This review discusses these and other newly clarified resistance mechanisms, as well as the direction of future antifungal resistance research. Despite these advances, undiscovered resistance determinants exist, and resistance to newer agents likely will continue to emerge.

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Authors
Barker, K. S., & Rogers, P. D.
Affiliations
Le Bonheur Children's Hospital (US)
Corresponding author
Rogers, P. David
Venue
Current Infectious Disease Reports
Published
2006-11
Volume
8
Issue
6
Pages
449-456
ISSN
  • 1523-3847 (ISSN-L)
  • 1534-3146
OpenAlex
W2034131452
Cited by
54
References
47
Citations by year
2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 5 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 3 · 2013: 8 · 2012: 4
FWCI
1.85
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Current Infectious Disease Reports (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • U.S. Public Health Service
  • National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Fungal and yeast genetics research
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Fungal Plant Pathogen Control
Keywords
antifungal resistance, invasive fungal infections, Candida, azole resistance, transcriptional regulation, amphotericin B resistance, echinocandin resistance, acquired resistance, immunocompromised patients, molecular mechanisms of resistance

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