Fungi in dialysis water and dialysate: occurrence, susceptibility to antifungal agents and biofilm production capacity

• Egile Nagusiak: Laís Anversa (Egilea), Bruna Rossini Lara (Egilea), Caroline Demai Romani (Egilea), Erika Kushikawa Saeki (Egilea), Gabriel Antonio Nogueira Nascentes (Egilea), Lucas Xavier Bonfietti (Egilea), Márcia de Souza Carvalho Melhem (Egilea), Luciana da Silva Ruiz (Egilea), Carlos Henrique Camargo (Egilea), Virgínia Bodelão Richini Pereira (Egilea)
• Formatua: Liburua
• Argitaratua: IWA Publishing, 2021-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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The aim of this study was to investigate the occurrence of fungi in dialysis water and dialysate, in addition to evaluating the susceptibility to antifungals and the biofilm production capacity of isolated microorganisms. The samples were collected in three hemodialysis units in Bauru (Brazil), ever...