The activity of echinocandins, amphotericin B and voriconazole against fluconazole-susceptible and fluconazole-resistant Brazilian Candida glabrata isolates

The extensive use of azole antifungal agents has promoted the resistance of Candida spp to these drugs. Candida glabrata is a problematic yeast because it presents a high degree of primary or secondary resistance to fluconazole. In Brazil, C. glabrata has been less studied than other species. In thi...

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Main Authors: Débora Alves Nunes Mario, Laura Bedin Denardi, Laíssa Arévalo Bandeira, Milene Silva Antunes, Janio Morais Santurio, Luiz Carlos Severo, Sydney Hartz Alves
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2012-05-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762012000300022&lng=en&tlng=en