Prospective multi-center surveillance study on the prevalence of azole-resistant Aspergillus spp. in clinical isolates of patients with pulmonary colonization or invasive infections in Switzerland

NCT03443336

Conditions

1. Pulmonary Aspergillosis

MeSH:Aspergillosis Pulmonary Aspergillosis

These mutations, including TR34/L98H and TR46/Y121F/T289A have been identified in the environment and have been demonstrated to cause resistance to azole fungicides used in agriculture. --- L98H --- --- Y121F ---

A standard treatment protocol for invasive aspergillosis (IA) will be implemented in several academic hematology centers in the Netherlands in which a diagnostic test demonstrating azole resistance by multiplex real-time polymerase chain reaction will guide the choice of appropriate antifungal treatment. Objectives: 1. Improve the outcome of patients infected with azole resistant A. fumigatus by the early detection of Resistance Associated Mutations (RAMs) and with this the earlier initiation of the most appropriate therapy. 2. Monitor the prevalence of invasive aspergillosis due to strains carrying the TR34/L98H or the TR46/T289A/Y121F resistance associated mutations in the Netherlands.

NCT03121235

Conditions

1. Aspergillosis, Invasive Pulmonary

Interventions

1. Diagnostic Test: PCR based detection of azole resistance in A. fumigatus

MeSH:Aspergillosis Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis

2. Monitor the prevalence of invasive aspergillosis due to strains carrying the TR34/L98H or the TR46/T289A/Y121F resistance associated mutations in the Netherlands. --- L98H --- --- Y121F ---