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Screening For Triazole Resistance In Clinically Significant Aspergillus Species; Report From Pakistan, Safia Moin, Joveria Farooqi, Kausar Jabeen, Sidra Laiq, Afia Zafar
Screening For Triazole Resistance In Clinically Significant Aspergillus Species; Report From Pakistan, Safia Moin, Joveria Farooqi, Kausar Jabeen, Sidra Laiq, Afia Zafar
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Background: Burden of aspergillosis is reported to be significant from developing countries including those in South Asia. The estimated burden in Pakistan is also high on the background of tuberculosis and chronic lung diseases. There is concern for management of aspergillosis with the emergence of azole resistant Aspergillus species in neighbouring countries in Central and South Asia. Hence the aim of this study was to screen significant Aspergillus species isolates at the Microbiology Section of Aga Khan Clinical Laboratories, Pakistan, for triazole resistance.
Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study, conducted at the Aga Khan University Laboratories, Karachi, from September 2016-May 2019. …