: any of numerous compounds characterized by a 5-membered ring containing at least one nitrogen atom
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Species like Aspergillus thrive in warmer temperatures and changing environmental conditions, and widespread use of azole compounds in agriculture and medicine is driving drug resistance.
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Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026
At the same time that medicine was benefiting from the new class of azole drugs, agriculture had been using a class of fungicides based on the same chemical structure.
—Maryn McKenna, Scientific American, 13 Feb. 2025
Brexafemme is priced at a substantial premium compared to older azole treatment options, such as fluconazole.
—Joshua Cohen, Forbes, 6 July 2022
In the Texas outbreak, in addition to the two pan-resistant cases, there were five patients with C. auris that was resistant to both echinocandins and fluconazole, an antifungal drug in the azole class.
—Helen Branswell, STAT, 22 July 2021
And there are other problems: Only one class of drugs, the azoles, can be taken orally.
—Kai Kupferschmidt, Science | AAAS, 22 Oct. 2019
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Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026
At the same time that medicine was benefiting from the new class of azole drugs, agriculture had been using a class of fungicides based on the same chemical structure.
—Maryn McKenna, Scientific American, 13 Feb. 2025
Brexafemme is priced at a substantial premium compared to older azole treatment options, such as fluconazole.
—Joshua Cohen, Forbes, 6 July 2022
In the Texas outbreak, in addition to the two pan-resistant cases, there were five patients with C. auris that was resistant to both echinocandins and fluconazole, an antifungal drug in the azole class.
—Helen Branswell, STAT, 22 July 2021
And there are other problems: Only one class of drugs, the azoles, can be taken orally.
—Kai Kupferschmidt, Science | AAAS, 22 Oct. 2019
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“Azole.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/azole. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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