https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/942795
News Release 8-Feb-2022
Drugs used to treat life-threatening fungal infections are becoming less effective at fighting certain fungi
Peer-Reviewed Publication
University of Georgia
New research from the University of Georgia has shown, for the first time, that compounds used to fight fungal diseases in plants are causing resistance to antifungal medications used to treat people.
The study focused on Aspergillus fumigatus, the fungus that causes aspergillosis, a disease that causes life-threatening infections in 300,000 people globally each year.
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