Ceragenin-Coated Non-Spherical Gold Nanoparticles as Novel Candidacidal Agents

• Main Authors: Karol Skłodowski (Author), Sylwia Joanna Chmielewska (Author), Joanna Depciuch (Author), Piotr Deptuła (Author), Ewelina Piktel (Author), Tamara Daniluk (Author), Magdalena Zakrzewska (Author), Michał Czarnowski (Author), Mateusz Cieśluk (Author), Bonita Durnaś (Author), Magdalena Parlińska-Wojtan (Author), Paul B. Savage (Author), Robert Bucki (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Infections caused by <i>Candida</i> spp. have become one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised patients. Therefore, new effective fungicides are urgently needed, especially due to an escalating resistance crisis. Methods: A set of nanosystems wit...