Candida spp
Progress in Antifungal Susceptibility Testing of Candida spp by Use of Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute Broth Microdilution Methods, 2010 to 2012
... for Candida and the systemically active an- tifungal agents (63, 67, 73, 74, 76), and developed new species- specific clinical breakpoints (CBPs) for fluconazole (65), vori- conazole (69), and the echinocandins ...
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ANTAGONISTIC ACTIVITY OF SILVER NANOPARTICLES SYNTHESIS BY FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM AGAINST CANDIDA SPP.
... between Candida spp isolates and control in all concentration also between Candida spp isolates in all nanoparticles concentration that used in this ...
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Safety and efficacy of amphotericin B deoxycholate inhalation in critically ill patients with respiratory Candida spp colonization: a retrospective analysis
... Data were retrospectively collected from our patient data management system, according to a predefined checklist. All patients >18 years of age requiring mechanical ventila- tion >48 h in the ICU of the Erasmus ...
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ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY OF BRAZILIAN AMAZON PLANTS EXTRACTS AGAINST SOME SPECIES OF CANDIDA SPP.
... Yeasts are considered opportunistic pathogens that can determine infectious processes from clinical asymptomatic to severe and fatal disease (Erkose and Erturan, 2007; Hofling et al., 2010; Repentigny et al., 2004). In ...
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Comparison of aglycon and glycosidic saponin extracts of Cyclamen coum tuber against Candida spp.
... C urrently, the incidence of opportunistic fungal infections has caused serious concern due to the increasing morbidity and mortality rates, especially in immunocompromised patients [1]. Candidiasis, as an important ...
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Antifungal susceptibility of non-albicans Candida spp. isolated from raw milk and human blood in Alborz and Tehran provinces
... The prevalence of these pathogenic agents some- times increases the resistance to antifungal medica- tions in theses fungi, leading to an increase in drug use, including azoles. Therefore, it is necessary to specify the ...
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Evaluation of the “Dip Effect” Phenomenon in Antifungal Susceptibility Testing of Candida spp against Echinocandins by Use of Gradient Concentration Strips
... The present study investigated for the first time in the literature the impact of the dip effect phenomenon on in vitro susceptibility testing of echinocandins against Candida spp. using gradient con- ...
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Epidemiology, species distribution and outcome of nosocomial Candida spp bloodstream infection in Shanghai
... Initial appropriate antifungal treatment was considered when the appropriate drug (based on subsequent in vitro susceptibility results) with adequate dosage was started within 5 days the first blood culture performed. ...
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Sub MICs of Carum copticum and Thymus vulgaris influence virulence factors and biofilm formation in Candida spp
... Efficient treatment for fungal infections has become very important as the frequency of life-threatening fungal diseases is increasing due to the progress in the treatment of critically ill patients whose immune status ...
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Comparison of Three Commercial Assays and a Modified Disk Diffusion Assay with Two Broth Microdilution Reference Assays for Testing Zygomycetes, Aspergillus spp , Candida spp , and Cryptococcus neoformans with Posaconazole and Amphotericin B
... with voriconazole for Aspergillus spp. (R, 0.8) (26); these au- thors did not evaluate MH agar. The poor performance of MGM as a growth medium for molds is not apparent until larger numbers of isolates and ...
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Wild Type MIC Distributions and Epidemiological Cutoff Values for the Echinocandins and Candida spp
... We tested a global collection of Candida sp. strains against anidulafungin, caspofungin, and micafungin, using CLSI M27-A3 broth microdilution (BMD) methods, in order to define wild-type (WT) populations and ...
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Triazole Cross Resistance among Candida spp : Case Report, Occurrence among Bloodstream Isolates, and Implications for Antifungal Therapy
... a Candida glabrata isolate that developed resistance to all currently available triazole antifungals after a course of FLC ...bloodstream Candida isolates collected during a recent 12-month period at a ...
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In Vitro Susceptibility of Invasive Isolates of Candida spp to Anidulafungin, Caspofungin, and Micafungin: Six Years of Global Surveillance
... crodilution (BMD) method for determining echinocandin MICs for Candida spp. (24). The method employs RPMI 1640 broth medium, incubation at 35°C for 24 h, and a MIC end- point criterion of prominent ...
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Activity of Contemporary Antifungal Agents, Including the Novel Echinocandin Anidulafungin, Tested against Candida spp , Cryptococcus spp , and Aspergillus spp : Report from the SENTRY Antimicrobial Surveillance Program (2006 to 2007)
... the C. parapsilosis rank order dropped to third. The impact of the more frequent occurrence of C. glabrata in Europe has yet to be clarified, and further longitudinal surveillance to detect sustained trends in species ...
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Use of alcohol vinegar in the inhibition of Candida spp. and its effect on the physical properties of acrylic resins
... Alcohol vinegar brand Minhoto® batch L281D (Ind. Reunidas Raymundo da Fonte S.A, Paulista, PE, Brazil) was used as the test product, containing 4% acetic acid (0.04 g/ml) in its composition. The product was tested for ...
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Telomeric ORFs (TLOs) in Candida spp encode Mediator subunits that regulate distinct virulence traits
... The association of Mediator subunits with the coding regions of Pol II transcribed ORFs has been observed in Mediator ChIP localization experiments in other yeasts and suggests that Tlo1 may be involved in transcript ...
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Antifungal therapy in patients with pulmonary Candida spp. colonization may have no beneficial effects
... Results: After excluding 178 patients with multifocal Candida spp., isolated pulmonary Candida spp. colonization was found in 322 patients (cohort 1). Pre-existing pneumonia was found in ...
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Genital Infection by Gardnerella vaginalis and Candida spp among Women in Nova Iguacu City, Rio de Janeiro Province, Brazil
... Vaginitis is the most common infectious disease diagnosed among women at- tended at gynecological outpatient clinics in the Primary Care Service. The aim of this research is to investigate the incidence of vaginitis ...
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Candida spp. and gingivitis in children with nephrotic syndrome or type 1 diabetes
... 2 Candida spp. prevalence and activity of Candida enzymes isolated from the oral cavity in patients from the control group (C), with Nephrotic syndrome (NS), and with type 1 diabetes ...
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Use of Fluorescent Probes To Determine MICs of Amphotericin B and Caspofungin against Candida spp and Aspergillus spp
... The YeastOne colorimetric antifungal panel (TREK Diag- nostics Systems, Cleveland, OH) is a commercially available system that uses oxidation/reduction of an alamar blue color- imetric indicator. The YeastOne ...
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