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Highly Conserved gsc1 Gene of Pneumocystis jirovecii in Patients with or without Prior Exposure to Echinocandins
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Edité par CCSD ; American Society for Microbiology -
International audience. Echinocandins are noncompetitive inhibitors of the GSC1 subunit of the enzymatic complex involved in synthesis of 1,3-beta- d -glucan, a cell wall component of most fungi, including Pneumocystis spp. Echinocandins are widely used for treating systemic candidiasis and rarely used for treating Pneumocystis pneumonia.