Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of virulence markers and antifungal susceptibility of oral Candida species from diabetic and non-diabetic hemodialysis patients

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Abstract Background Patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing hemodialysis are often colonized by Candida species with high possibility of fungal infections. The purposes of this study were to determine the prevalence of Candida species, evaluate antifungal susceptibility profile, biofilm formation, proteinase and phospholipase activities, and the frequency of virulence genes in the Candida species isolated...

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