Open AccessDetermination of antifungal susceptibility patterns among the clinical isolates of Candida species
Author(s) -
Kamiar Zomorodian,
Mohammad Javad Rahimi,
Keyvan Pakshir,
Marjan Motamedi,
Moosa Rahimi Ghiasi,
Hasanein Rezashah
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of global infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0974-8245
pISSN - 0974-777X
DOI - 10.4103/0974-777x.91059
Subject(s) - fluconazole , ketoconazole , candida glabrata , microbiology and biotechnology , candida krusei , candida parapsilosis , candida dubliniensis , biology , candida albicans , itraconazole , amphotericin b , context (archaeology) , fungemia , antifungal , drug resistance , corpus albicans , paleontology
Candida species are opportunistic yeasts that cause infections ranging from simple dermatosis to potentially life-threatening fungemia. The emergence of resistance to antifungal drugs has been increased in the past two decades.