Caspofungin modulates in vitro adherence of Candida albicans to plastic coated with extracellular matrix proteins

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 522-525

  Soustre, Jérôme ^a   Rodier, Marie Hélène ^a   Imbert Bouyer, Sabrina ^a   Daniault, Gyslaine ^a   Imbert, Christine ^a  

^a POITIERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Antifungal agents; Candidiasis; Yeast

Indexed keywords

CASPOFUNGIN; FLUCONAZOLE; PLASTIC; POLYSTYRENE; SCLEROPROTEIN;

ADHESION; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG EFFICACY; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS GROWTH; IN VITRO STUDY; INHIBITION KINETICS; MATERIAL COATING; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MODULATION; NONHUMAN;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BIOFILMS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, FUNGAL; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX PROTEINS; FLUCONAZOLE; IMPLANTS, EXPERIMENTAL; PEPTIDES; PEPTIDES, CYCLIC; PLASTICS; POLYSTYRENES;

EID: 1642275494     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkh099     Document Type: Article

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