Susceptibility to amphotericin B of Candida spp. strains isolated in Ceará, Northeastern Brazil
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Resumo: | IntroductionAmphotericin B (AMB) is an antifungal agent used extensively in clinical medicine, yet resistance remains low. This study aims to evaluate the susceptibility of Candida spp. against AMB.MethodsFor broth microdilution susceptibility testing, 77 strains of Candida spp. were selected (32 C. albicans, 33 C. tropicalis, and 12 C. parapsilosis). The strains were considered susceptible when they exhibited MIC≤1.0µg/ml.ResultsNone of the strains showed an MIC greater than 0.25µg/ml.ConclusionsFurther works are necessary, with a higher number of strains, to assess the validity of the results used in this study. |
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Susceptibility to amphotericin B of Candida spp. strains isolated in Ceará, Northeastern BrazilAmphotericin BCandida sppProtocol M27-A3IntroductionAmphotericin B (AMB) is an antifungal agent used extensively in clinical medicine, yet resistance remains low. This study aims to evaluate the susceptibility of Candida spp. against AMB.MethodsFor broth microdilution susceptibility testing, 77 strains of Candida spp. were selected (32 C. albicans, 33 C. tropicalis, and 12 C. parapsilosis). The strains were considered susceptible when they exhibited MIC≤1.0µg/ml.ResultsNone of the strains showed an MIC greater than 0.25µg/ml.ConclusionsFurther works are necessary, with a higher number of strains, to assess the validity of the results used in this study.Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT2013-04-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822013000200244Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical v.46 n.2 2013reponame:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropicalinstname:Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)instacron:SBMT10.1590/0037-8682-1060-2013info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSilva,Cecília Rocha daMagalhães,Hemerson Iury FerreiraMoraes,Manoel Odorico deNobre Júnior,Hélio Vitorianoeng2015-10-27T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S0037-86822013000200244Revistahttps://www.sbmt.org.br/portal/revista/ONGhttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.php||dalmo@rsbmt.uftm.edu.br|| rsbmt@rsbmt.uftm.edu.br1678-98490037-8682opendoar:2015-10-27T00:00Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)false |
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Susceptibility to amphotericin B of Candida spp. strains isolated in Ceará, Northeastern Brazil |
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Susceptibility to amphotericin B of Candida spp. strains isolated in Ceará, Northeastern Brazil |
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Susceptibility to amphotericin B of Candida spp. strains isolated in Ceará, Northeastern Brazil Silva,Cecília Rocha da Amphotericin B Candida spp Protocol M27-A3 |
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Susceptibility to amphotericin B of Candida spp. strains isolated in Ceará, Northeastern Brazil |
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Susceptibility to amphotericin B of Candida spp. strains isolated in Ceará, Northeastern Brazil |
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Susceptibility to amphotericin B of Candida spp. strains isolated in Ceará, Northeastern Brazil |
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Susceptibility to amphotericin B of Candida spp. strains isolated in Ceará, Northeastern Brazil |
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Susceptibility to amphotericin B of Candida spp. strains isolated in Ceará, Northeastern Brazil |
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Silva,Cecília Rocha da |
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Silva,Cecília Rocha da Magalhães,Hemerson Iury Ferreira Moraes,Manoel Odorico de Nobre Júnior,Hélio Vitoriano |
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Magalhães,Hemerson Iury Ferreira Moraes,Manoel Odorico de Nobre Júnior,Hélio Vitoriano |
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Silva,Cecília Rocha da Magalhães,Hemerson Iury Ferreira Moraes,Manoel Odorico de Nobre Júnior,Hélio Vitoriano |
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Amphotericin B Candida spp Protocol M27-A3 |
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Amphotericin B Candida spp Protocol M27-A3 |
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IntroductionAmphotericin B (AMB) is an antifungal agent used extensively in clinical medicine, yet resistance remains low. This study aims to evaluate the susceptibility of Candida spp. against AMB.MethodsFor broth microdilution susceptibility testing, 77 strains of Candida spp. were selected (32 C. albicans, 33 C. tropicalis, and 12 C. parapsilosis). The strains were considered susceptible when they exhibited MIC≤1.0µg/ml.ResultsNone of the strains showed an MIC greater than 0.25µg/ml.ConclusionsFurther works are necessary, with a higher number of strains, to assess the validity of the results used in this study. |
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