Antifungal susceptibilities, biofilms, phospholipase and proteinase activities in the Candida rugosa complex and Candida pararugosa isolated from tertiary teaching hospitals

• Published in: Journal of medical microbiology Vol. 68; no. 3; pp. 346 - 354
• Main Authors: Peremalo, T, Madhavan, P, Hamzah, S, Than, L, Wong, E H, Nasir, M D Mohd, Chong, P P, Ng, K P
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.03.2019
• Subjects: enzymes; antifungal drug resistance; C. pararugosa; C. rugosa complex; biofilm

Non-albicansCandida species have emerged as fungal pathogens that cause invasive infections, with many of these species displaying resistance to commonly used antifungal agents. This study was confined to studying the characteristics of clinical isolates of the C. rugosa complex and C. pararugosa sp...