In vitro antifungal susceptibility of Candida spp. oral isolates from HIV-positive patients and control individuals

Oropharyngeal candidiasis is the most common fungal infection among HIV-positive patients. This condition can be treated with either systemic or topical antifungal agents; treatments are usually indicated empirically on the basis of clinical data. The knowledge of in vitro antifungal susceptibility...

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Main Authors: Graziella Nuernberg Back Brito, Aline Cássia Inocêncio, Sílvia Maria Rodrigues Querido, Antonio Olavo Cardoso Jorge, Cristiane Yumi Koga-Ito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica 2011-02-01
Series:Brazilian Oral Research
Subjects:
HIV
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-83242011000100006