Recognition of Azole-Resistant Aspergillosis by Physicians Specializing in Infectious Diseases, United States

• Type of Material: Article
• Authors: Tiffany Walker, Emory University; Shawn R. Lockhart, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Susan E. Beekmann, University of Iowa; Philip M. Polgreen, University of Iowa; Scott Santibanez, Emory University; Rajal K. Mody, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Karlyn D. Beer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Tom Chiller, Emory University; Brendan R. Jackson, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Language: English
• Date: 2018-01-01
• Publisher: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Publication Version: Final Published Version
• Copyright Statement: © 2017, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). All rights reserved.
• Final Published Version (URL): http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2401.170971
• Title of Journal or Parent Work: Emerging Infectious Disease
• ISSN: 1080-6040
• Volume: 24
• Issue: 1
• Start Page: 111
• End Page: 113
• Grant/Funding Information: This work was funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (cooperative agreement no. 1 U50 CK000477-01).
• Keywords: Science & Technology; AMERICA; SOCIETY; Infectious Diseases; Immunology; FUMIGATUS; Life Sciences & Biomedicine
• Research Categories: Health Sciences, Toxicology; Health Sciences, Public Health

Abstract

Infections caused by pan-azole-resistant Aspergillus fumigatus strains have emerged in Europe and recently in the United States. Physicians specializing in infectious diseases reported observing pan-azole-resistant infections and low rates of susceptibility testing, suggesting the need for wider-scale testing.