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Phenotypic characterization and adhesive properties of vaginal Candida spp. strains provided by the CHU Farhat Hached (Sousse, Tunisia).
Revista iberoamericana de micologia - 1 Jan 2000
Noumi Emira, Snoussi Mejdi, Noumi Inès, Saghrouni Fatma, Aouni Mahjoub, Valentin Eulogio
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BACKGROUND: Vulvovaginal candidiasis is a common infection among women worldwide, being Candida albicans the most commonly isolated species. Therefore, controlling this opportunistic yeast is one of the key factors for reducing nosocomial infection. AIMS: We investigated several virulence properties of 28 vaginal strains of Candida isolated from Tunisian women suffering from vulvovaginitis. We also analyzed the...
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