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Vulvovaginal candidiasis and antifungal susceptibility pattern of isolated Candida spp. among women in Aden Governorate, Yemen [PDF]

BMC Infectious Diseases
Background Vulvovaginal Candidiasis is a complicated inflammatory infectious disease of the female genital tract caused by the genus Candida. Most studies dealing with VVC in Yemen did not involve both risk factors and antifungal sensitivity.
Ali N. M. Gubran, Mohammed Ali Ahmed Al-Baghdadi, Naif Mohammed Al-Haidary   +2 more
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Antifungal drug sensitivity testing in clinical specimens from dermatophyte infection using E-strip disk diffusion technique

Muller Journal of Medical Sciences and Research
Context: The wide range of antifungal agents available poses a difficulty in choosing an effective medication to avoid drug resistance. There is a need for a standard antifungal susceptibility testing method that would guide a practicing dermatologist to
Jyothi Jayaraman, Ramesha M Bhat, Ashwini Babu, Rekam Anusha, Meena Dias   +4 more
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Photodynamic therapy combined with antifungal drugs against chromoblastomycosis and the effect of ALA-PDT on Fonsecaea in vitro.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2019
BACKGROUND:Chromoblastomycosis is a chronic skin and subcutaneous fungal infection caused by dematiaceous fungi and is associated with low cure and high relapse rates.
Yongxuan Hu, Xinyu Qi, Hengbiao Sun, Yan Lu, Yanqing Hu, Xuyang Chen, Kangxing Liu, Yemei Yang, Zuhao Mao, Zhong Wu, Xianyi Zhou   +10 more
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Identification of Candida parapsilosis sensu lato and antifungal susceptibility testing of candidemia patients in a tertiary-care hospital in Malaysia [PDF]

Microbiology Spectrum
Candidemia is the fourth most common nosocomial bloodstream infection and the most prevalent nosocomial fungal infection. Candida parapsilosis complex is the second most frequently identified species from blood samples in different countries worldwide ...
Dina Yamin, Nik Mohd Noor Nik Zuraina, Azian Harun, Nur Waliyuddin Hanis Zainal Abidin, Abubakar Muhammad Wakil   +4 more
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Rapid diagnostic tests to inform clinical decision-making for antifungal stewardship in the ICU: a qualitative study with NHS staff, patients, and their legal representatives

Health Technology Assessment
Background Invasive candidiasis is a fungal infection of the blood or organs that is associated with high morbidity and mortality in critically ill patients.
Chikomborero Cynthia Mutepfa, Jana Suklan, Jennifer Bell, Mary Guiney, William Jones, John Simpson, Ronan McMullan   +6 more
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Dermatophytic infection and in vitro activities of antifungal drugs against dermatophytes in rural India

Microbiologia Medica, 2021
Background Increase in resistance to conventional antifungals renders the need for antifungal sensitivity testing in Dermatophytes.   The present study aimed at determining the prevalence of dermatophytic infections and their susceptibility ...
Dharmendra Singh, Ankita Sharma, Rajesh Verma, Sweta Kumar, Satender Saraswat   +4 more
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Speciation and Antifungal Susceptibility Testing of Candida isolated from Immunocompromised Patients of a Tertiary Care Centre in Gujarat, India

Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology, 2023
Candida species are one of the most common causes of opportunistic infections in immunocompromised patients. An upsurge in incidence of less common species of Candida have been documented since last few years as the major cause of candidemia all over the
Anita, Santosh Kumar, Himani Bhardwaj Pandya   +2 more
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High incidence of azole resistance among Candida albicans and C. glabrata isolates in Northeastern Iran [PDF]

Current Medical Mycology, 2021
Background and Purpose: Resistance to antifungal drugs is increasing among Candida isolates from patients with vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC). Lack of correct diagnosis of Candida causing VVC and the experimental use of antifungal drugs are the main ...
Hossein Zarrinfar, Zahra Kord, Abdolmajid Fata   +2 more
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Etiological prevalence and antifungal sensitivity patterns of dermatophytosis in India - A multicentric study.

Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology, 2021
BACKGROUND The prevalence of dermatophytes varies with season, geographical area, socio-economic factors and effective management strategies. AIMS The aim of the study was to assess the prevalence of pathogenic dermatophytes, clinical types of ...
S. Tahiliani, A. Saraswat, A. Lahiri, Avani Shah, Dinesh Hawelia, G. Shah, Mukesh Girdhar, P. N. Rao, Potharaju Arun Raghav, Pramod Agarwal, R. Kharkar, R. Gupta, S. Udare, S. Hegde, Susmit Haldar   +14 more
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Biofilms formed by Candida albicans bloodstream isolates display phenotypic and transcriptional heterogeneity that are associated with resistance and pathogenicity [PDF]

, 2014
Background: Candida albicans infections have become increasingly recognised as being biofilm related. Recent studies have shown that there is a relationship between biofilm formation and poor clinical outcomes in patients infected with biofilm ...
Borghi, Elisa, Falleni, Monica, Jones, Brian, Lappin, David F., Nile, Christopher, Perdoni, Federica, Rajendran, Ranjith, Ramage, Gordon, Sherry, Leighann, Smith, Karen, Tosi, Delfina, Williams, Craig   +11 more
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