Slime production and proteinase activity of Candida species isolated from blood samples and the comparison of these activities with minimum inhibitory concentration values of antifungal agents

Slime and proteinase activity of 54 strains consisting of 19 Candida parapsilosis and 35 C. albicans strains isolated from blood samples were investigated in this study. Ketoconazole, amphothericin B, and fluconazole susceptibility of Candida species were compared with slime production and proteinas...

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Main Authors: Semiha Ozkan, Fatma Kaynak, Ayse Kalkanci, Ufuk Abbasoglu, Semra Kustimur
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2005-05-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762005000300019