The effect of biomaterials and antifungals on biofilm formation by Candida species: A review

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 2513-2527

  Cuellar Cruz M ^a   Vega Gonzalez A ^b   Mendoza Novelo, B ^b   Lopez Romero E ^b   Ruiz Baca, E ^c   Quintanar Escorza, M A ^c   Villagomez Castro J C ^b  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN Y ASISTENCIA EN TECNOLOGÍA Y DISEÑO DEL ESTADO DE JALISCO   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUANAJUATO   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD JUÁREZ DEL ESTADO DE DURANGO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; BIOMATERIAL; FLUCONAZOLE; FUNGAL PROTEIN; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; MICONAZOLE; POLYMER; PYRROLE DERIVATIVE; SILVER NANOPARTICLE; VORICONAZOLE;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL RESISTANCE; ANTIFUNGAL SUSCEPTIBILITY; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIOFILM; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CANDIDIASIS; CELL WALL; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; DEVICE INFECTION; DEVICE SAFETY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FUNGAL CELL; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGAL STRUCTURES; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; LOADING DRUG DOSE; MEDICAL DEVICE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL ADHESION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STOMATITIS; SURFACE PROPERTY; TOOTH IMPLANT;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BIOFILMS; CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS, INVASIVE; CELL ADHESION; CELL MEMBRANE; DRUG RESISTANCE, FUNGAL; FLUCONAZOLE; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENES, FUNGAL; HUMANS; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS;

EID: 84869115048     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: 14354373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-012-1634-6     Document Type: Review

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