Herpes simplex virus-1 entrapped in Candida albicans biofilm displays decreased sensitivity to antivirals and UVA1 laser treatment

• Main Authors: Cristian Ascione (Author), Arianna Sala (Author), Elham Mazaheri-Tehrani (Author), Simona Paulone (Author), Beniamino Palmieri (Author), Elisabetta Blasi (Author), Claudio Cermelli (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Recently, we published data suggesting a mutualistic relationship between HSV-1 and Candida. albicans; in particular: (a) HSV-1 infected macrophages are inhibited in their anti-Candida effector function and (b) Candida biofilm protects HSV-1 from inactivation. The present in vitr...