Relationship between the Antifungal Susceptibility Profile and the Production of Virulence-Related Hydrolytic Enzymes in Brazilian Clinical Strains of Candida glabrata

• Main Authors: Maria Helena Galdino Figueiredo-Carvalho (Author), Lívia de Souza Ramos (Author), Leonardo Silva Barbedo (Author), Jean Carlos Almeida de Oliveira (Author), André Luis Souza dos Santos (Author), Rodrigo Almeida-Paes (Author), Rosely Maria Zancopé-Oliveira (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Candida glabrata is a facultative intracellular opportunistic fungal pathogen in human infections. Several virulence-associated attributes are involved in its pathogenesis, host-pathogen interactions, modulation of host immune defenses, and regulation of antifungal drug resistance. This study evalua...