Overexpression of MDR-1 and CDR-2 genes in fluconazole resistance of Candida albicans isolated from patients with vulvovaginal candidiasis

• Main Authors: Kamal Khosravi Rad (Author), Mehraban Falahati (Author), Maryam Roudbary (Author), Shirin Farahyar (Author), Sanam Nami (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, 2016-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background and Purpose: Candida albicans (C. albicans) is an opportunistic fungus that can colonize women’s mucosal epithelial cell surfaces, causing vulvovaginitis in specific circumstances. The major genes contributing to drug resistance in C. albicans are the candida drug resistance (CD...