Fluconazole and amphotericin-B resistance are associated with increased catalase and superoxide dismutase activity in Candida albicans and Candida dubliniensis

Introduction Candida dubliniensis, a new species of Candida that has been recovered from several sites in healthy people, has been associated with recurrent episodes of oral candidiasis in AIDS and HIV-positive patients. This species is closely related to C. albicans. The enzymatic activity of C. du...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Carlos Eduardo Blanco Linares, Sandro Rogerio Giacomelli, Delsi Altenhofen, Sydney Hartz Alves, Vera Maria Morsch, Maria Rosa Chitolina Schetinger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2013-12-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822013000600752&lng=en&tlng=en