Chloroquine sensitizes biofilms of Candida albicans to antifungal azoles

Biofilms formed by Candida albicans, a human pathogen, are known to be resistant to different antifungal agents. Novel strategies to combat the biofilm associated Candida infections like multiple drug therapy are being explored. In this study, potential of chloroquine to be a partner drug in combina...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ravikumar Bapurao Shinde, Jayant Shankar Raut, Nitin Mahendra Chauhan, Sankunny Mohan Karuppayil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702013000400002&lng=en&tlng=en