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In vitro synergism of simvastatin and fluconazole against Candida species

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2012
Systemic fungal infections are responsible for high mortality rates. Several species of fungi may be involved, but Candida spp. is the most prevalent. Simvastatin is used to lower cholesterol and also exhibits antifungal action. The aim of this study was
Everardo Albuquerque Menezes, Antônio Alexandre de Vasconcelos Júnior, Carlla Lorena Façanha Silva, Fábio Ximenes Plutarco, Maria da Conceição dos Santos Oliveira Cunha, Francisco Afrânio Cunha   +5 more
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Candida spp. in periodontal disease

Journal of Oral Science, 2010
Although the main reservoir of Candida spp. is believed to be the buccal mucosa, these microorganisms can coaggregate with bacteria in subgingival biofilm and adhere to epithelial cells. Such interactions are associated with the capacity of Candida spp.
Sardi, Janaina C.O., Duque, Cristiane, Mariano, Flávia S., Peixoto, Iza T.A., Höfling, José F., Gonçalves, Reginaldo B.   +5 more
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IgE‐Binding Bacterial Components Not Yet Documented in the Allergen Databases and Their Allergenic Mechanisms: An EAACI Position Paper

Allergy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Among bacteria that are associated with the development and/or exacerbation of allergic/atopic diseases, several have been described to produce IgE‐binding components. However, only one bacterial protein, Bac s 1, is currently listed in the official database of the World Health Organization/International Union of Immunological Societies (WHO ...
Uta Jappe, Marua Abu Risha, Ioana Agache, Claus Bachert, Barbara Bröker, Riccardo Castagnoli, Gabriele Gadermaier, Richard E. Goodman, Amir Guemari, Christiane Hilger, Alain Jacquet, Sabine Kespohl, Ludger Klimek, Annette Kuehn, Jonas Lidholm, Vera Mahler, Markus Ollert, Thomas A. Platts‐Mills, Monika Raulf, Peter Schmid‐Grendelmeier, Frieder Schmiedeke, Marianne van Hage, Joana Vitte, Josefina Zakzuk, Anna Pomés   +24 more
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Effects of Brucea javanica and Piper betle extracts on oral Candida SPP / Mohd-Al-Faisal Nordin [PDF]

, 2012
Candida species is an opportunistic microorganism residing in the human oral cavity. There is increasing prevalence of candidal infections in the oral cavity largely because of the increasing size of the population at risk. The rise in diagnosed cases of
Mohd Al-Faisal, Nordin
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Phenotypical characterization of Candida spp. isolated from crop of parrots (Amazona spp.) Caracterização fenotípica de Candida spp. isoladas de inglúvio de papagaios (Amazona spp.) [PDF]

, 2009
The purpose of this study was to characterize Candida isolates from crop of parrots. Forty baby parrots of genus Amazona, species aestiva and amazonica that were apprehended from wild animal traffic were used: 18 presented ingluvitis and 22 other ...
Renata G. Vieira, Acqua Coutinho, Selene D., Selene D. Acqua Coutinho, Acqua Coutinho, Selene D. [UNESP], Vieira, Renata G., Vieira, Renata G. [UNESP]   +5 more
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Identification and assessment of antifungal susceptibility of Candida species based on bronchoalveolar lavage in immunocompromised and critically ill patients

Iranian Journal of Microbiology
Background and Objectives: The presence of fungi in the respiratory tract as mycobiome, particularly Candida species (spp.), remains a serious problem due to increasing numbers of immunocompromised pa-tients.
Robabeh Rezaei, Rasoul Aliannejad, Mehraban Falahati, Zeinab Ghasemi, Mahtab Ashrafi-Khozani, Mahsa Fattahi, Tandis Razavi, Shirin Farahyar   +7 more
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16S/18S metabarcoding versus culture for aetiological assessment in infectious keratitis: A prospective paired‐sample study

Acta Ophthalmologica, EarlyView.
Abstract Purpose Infectious keratitis (IK) is a vision‐threatening condition with diverse microbial aetiologies, yet conventional culture‐based diagnostics often have limited sensitivity. We investigated whether 16S/18S rRNA amplicon‐based next‐generation sequencing (NGS) can enhance aetiological assessment when used alongside standard microbiological ...
Sandra M. Skovdal, Christen Rune Stensvold, Henrik Vedel Nielsen, Stine Elkjær Nielsen, Jesper Hjortdal, Lise Kristensen, Anders Ivarsen   +6 more
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Определение резистентности Candida spp. к антифунгальным препаратам системного действия эпсилометрическим методом (Е-тест) с учетом видо-специфических особенностей кандид [PDF]

, 2015
Evaluation of susceptibility of systemic antifungal agents against Candida spp. in recent years has been standardized and refined based on species-specific characteristics of Candida.
N. V. Dmitrieva, Н. С. Багирова, Н. В. Дмитриева, N. S. Bagirova   +3 more
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Prevalence and Antibiotic Resistance Pattern of Candida spp. Isolated from Pregnant Women Referred to Health Centers in Ardabil, Iran

Journal of Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, 2017
Background & objectives: Candidiasis is a fungal infection which is caused by Candida spp. Candida albicans is the most common agent of candidiasis. This infection may cause various side effects during pregnancy including prematurity, chorioamnionitis ...
Behnam Mohammadi-Ghalehbin, Hannane Javanpour Heravi, Mohsen Arzanlou, Mohammadreza Sarvi   +3 more
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Presence of Candida spp. in the oral cavity of heart transplantation patients

Journal of Applied Oral Science, 2011
Candida spp. can lead to infections or even fungal sepsis particularly among immunocompromized individuals. OBJECTIVE: The aim of the present study was to analyze the presence of Candida spp.
Patrícia Monteiro Ribeiro, Fernando Bacal, Cristiane Yumi Koga-Ito, Juliana Campos Junqueira, Antonio Olavo Cardoso Jorge   +4 more
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