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One-health approach: Can antifungal resistance arise in the environment? – by Rafael W. Bastos and Gustavo H. Goldman

Antifungal resistance is occurring increasingly often in the most important human pathogenic fungi, such as Candida spp and Aspergillus fumigatus. Usually, resistance development in the fungus takes place inside patients during long periods of treatment or prophylaxis with antifungal drugs.