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Medical Mycology Case Reports, 2019 Candida parapsilosis (C. parapsilosis) has become a common pathogen, especially in immunocompromised hosts. Here, we present an immunocompetent adult with greenish-black discoloration of the right first finger nail in combination with recurrent ...
Gai Ge +4 more
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Epidemiology and risk factors of candidemia due to Candida parapsilosis in an intensive care unit
Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2021 We analyzed the clinical features and risk factors of candidemia due to C. parapsilosis (n=104) in the intensive care unit of a tertiary hospital over six years.
Xiao-shu Zuo, Yanan Liu, Ke Hu
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Journal of Biomedical Science, 2017 Background The aim of this study was to determine the biofilm formation, the extracellular enzymatic activities of 182 clinical isolates of the Candida parapsilosis complex. Methods Molecular identification of the C.
Sourour Neji +7 more
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In vitro characterization of virulence factors among species of the Candida parapsilosis complex
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2020 INTRODUCTION: Candida parapsilosis complex species differ from each other with regard to their prevalence and virulence. METHODS: The hydrolytic enzyme activity, biofilm production, and adhesion to epithelial cells were analyzed in 87 C.
Fábio Silvestre Ataides +7 more
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High prevalence of itraconazole resistance among Candida parapsilosis isolated from Iran [PDF]
Current Medical Mycology, 2019 Background and Purpose: Candida parapsilosis isolates usually have a low minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) against azoles. Although Candida parapsilosis isolates usually have low MICs against azoles, recent studies candida invasive infections due to
Fozieh Hassanmoghadam +8 more
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Characterization of virulence properties in the C. parapsilosis sensu lato species. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 The C. parapsilosis sensu lato group involves three closely related species, C. parapsilosis sensu stricto, C. orthopsilosis and C. metapsilosis. Although their overall clinical importance is dramatically increasing, there are few studies regarding the ...
Tibor Németh +10 more
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Investigation of OCH1 in the Virulence of Candida parapsilosis Using a New Neonatal Mouse Model
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2017 Candida parapsilosis is an opportunistic human fungal pathogen that poses a serious threat to low birth weight neonates, particularly at intensive care units.
Katalin Csonka +10 more
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Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2015 INTRODUCTION:Candida parapsilosis is a common yeast species found in cases of onychomycosis and candidemia associated with infected intravascular devices.
Fábio Silvestre Ataides +5 more
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Investigation of a candidemia outbreak caused by C. parapsilosis in a pediatric hematology/oncology center [PDF]
Клиническая микробиология и антимикробная химиотерапия, 2020 Objective. To investigate a candidemia outbreak caused by C. parapsilosis in a clinical unit of the Dmitry Rogachev National Medical Research Center of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Immunology (NMRC PHOI). Materials and Methods.
Kozhushnaya O.S. +6 more
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BMC Microbiology, 2011 Background Candida parapsilosis typically is a commensal of human skin. However, when host immune defense is compromised or the normal microflora balance is disrupted, C. parapsilosis transforms itself into an opportunistic pathogen.
Vágvölgyi Csaba +5 more
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