Open Access<p>Distribution of Pathogenic Yeasts in Different Clinical Samples: Their Identification, Antifungal Susceptibility Pattern, and Cell Invasion Assays</p>
Author(s) -
Satish T. Pote,
Mahesh S. Sonawane,
Praveen Rahi,
Sunil R Shah,
Yogesh S. Shouche,
Milind S. Patole,
Madhuri Thakar,
Ram Krishan Sharma
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
infection and drug resistance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.033
H-Index - 39
ISSN - 1178-6973
DOI - 10.2147/idr.s238002
Subject(s) - microbiology and biotechnology , biology , fluconazole , candida tropicalis , itraconazole , candida parapsilosis , candida albicans , ketoconazole , caspofungin , candida glabrata , corpus albicans , amphotericin b , antifungal
Species of genus Candida are part of the common microbiota of humans; however, some of the Candida species are known opportunistic pathogens. Formation of biofilms, resistance to antifungal drugs, and increase in asymptomatic infections demands more studies on isolation, identification and characterization of Candida from clinical samples.