Open AccessAntifungal susceptibility and virulence of Candida parapsilosis species complex: an overview of their pathogenic potential
Author(s) -
Raimunda Sâmia Nogueira Brilhante,
Juscelino Chaves Sales,
Maria Lucilene Queiroz da Silva,
Jonathas Sales de Oliveira,
Lucas de Alencar Pereira,
Waldemiro Aquino Pereira-Neto,
Rossana de Aguiar Cordeiro,
José Júlio Costa Sidrim,
Débora de Souza Collares Maia Castelo-Branco,
Marcos Fábio Gadelha Rocha
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of medical microbiology/journal of medical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.91
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1473-5644
pISSN - 0022-2615
DOI - 10.1099/jmm.0.000756
Subject(s) - caspofungin , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , itraconazole , voriconazole , fluconazole , candida parapsilosis , virulence , amphotericin b , antifungal , gene , genetics
Antifungal resistance and several putative virulence factors have been associated with the pathogenicity of the Candida parapsilosis species complex. The objective of this study was to evaluate the antifungal susceptibility, the production of virulence factors and the pathogenicity of the C. parapsilosis complex.