Aspergillus comprises a diverse group of species based on morphological, physiological and
phylogenetic characters, which significantly impact biotechnology, food production, indoor …

Background Azoles play an important role in the management of Aspergillus diseases.
Azole resistance is an emerging global problem in Aspergillus fumigatus, and may develop …

Since the separation of Pseudallescheria boydii and P. apiosperma in 2010, limited data on
species-specific susceptibility patterns of these and other species of Pseudallescheria and …

Here we describe a new panel of short tandem repeats (STRs) for a novel exact typing assay
that can be used to discriminate between Aspergillus fumigatus isolates. A total of nine …

We conducted a study among a group of 26 regional pig farmers to determine the methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus prevalence rate and found it was> 760 times greater than …

Q fever is a zoonosis caused by the bacterium Coxiella burnetii. One of the largest reported
outbreaks of Q fever in humans occurred in the Netherlands starting in 2007; epidemiologic …

Azole resistance is an emerging problem in Aspergillus which impacts the management of
aspergillosis. Here in we report the emergence and clonal spread of resistance to triazoles in …

Objectives Azole resistance in Aspergillus fumigatus isolates impacts on the management of
aspergillosis since azoles are primary agents used for prophylaxis and therapy. We report …

Using the genomic sequence of Clostridium difficile strain 630, we developed multiple-locus
variable-number tandem-repeat analysis (MLVA) with automated fragment analysis and …

Aspergillus fumigatus is the most frequent fungus found in the sputum of cystic fibrosis (CF)
subjects. Itraconazole is prescribed for allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) or …