Open AccessAn in vitrostudy of antifungal drug susceptibility of Candida species isolated from human immunodeficiency virus seropositive and human immunodeficiency virus seronegative individuals in Lucknow population Uttar Pradesh
Author(s) -
Mohammad Shafi Dar,
Gadiputi Sreedar,
Abhilasha Shukla,
Prashant Gupta,
Ahmad Danish Rehan,
Jiji George
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology/journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.455
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 1998-393X
pISSN - 0973-029X
DOI - 10.4103/0973-029x.164534
Subject(s) - candida tropicalis , fluconazole , candida albicans , biology , candida glabrata , microbiology and biotechnology , itraconazole , drug resistance , antifungal drug , amphotericin b , population , virology , immunology , medicine , antifungal , environmental health
Candidiasis is the most common opportunistic infection in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) seropositive patients, starting from asymptomatic colonization to pathogenic forms and gradual colonization of non-albicans in patients with advanced immunosuppression leads to resistance for azole group of antifungal drugs with high rate of morbidity and mortality.