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Molecular analysis and dimorphism of azole-susceptible and resistant Candida albicans isolates.
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - 1 Jan 2000
Costa Carolina Rodrigues, Hasimoto e Souza Lúcia Kioko, Ataídes Fábio Silvestre, Ferri Pedro Henrique, Costa Maysa Paula da, Fernanades Orionalda de Fátima Lisboa, Silva Maria do Rosário Rodrigues
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INTRODUCTION: Candida albicans is responsible for superficial or systemic infections known as candidiasis, which may be found in infected tissue as unicellular budding yeasts, hyphae, or pseudohyphae. In this study, the effects of both fluconazole and itraconazole antifungal agents on the hyphal formation and genotypic characterization of C. albicans isolates classified as either susceptible or resistant were...
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