title: Antifungal drug resistance of pathogenic fungi.
abstract: Pathogenic fungi have many complex mechanisms of resistance to antifungal drugs. Information about the clinical, cellular, and molecular factors contributing to antifungal-drug resistance continues to accumulate. We critically review the diagnosis, epidemiology, and mechanisms of antifungal drug resistance of pathogenic fungi. Better understanding of this resistance should assist in developing better detection strategies for preventing and treating refractory mycoses in the future.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Infection Control and Employee Health, University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA. dkontoyi@mdanderson.org
authors.forename: Dimitrios P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Kontoyiannis
authors.forename: Russell E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Lewis
mesh_terms: D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002175:Candida / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D025141:Drug Resistance, Fungal / Q000235:genetics; D026141:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Fungal / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009181:Mycoses / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents