In vitro antifungal susceptibility of Candida spp. oral isolates from HIV-positive patients and control individuals

• Main Authors: Graziella Nuernberg Back Brito (Author), Aline Cássia Inocêncio (Author), Sílvia Maria Rodrigues Querido (Author), Antonio Olavo Cardoso Jorge (Author), Cristiane Yumi Koga-Ito (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica, 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Oropharyngeal candidiasis is the most common fungal infection among HIV-positive patients. This condition can be treated with either systemic or topical antifungal agents; treatments are usually indicated empirically on the basis of clinical data. The knowledge of in vitro antifungal susceptibility...