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Sensibilidade de leveduras do gênero Candida, isoladas de pacientes com câncer, a antifúngicos poliênicos

1992; UNIVERSIDADE DE SÃO PAULO; Volume: 34; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1590/s0036-46651992000300012

ISSN

1678-9946

Autores

Sydney Hartz Alves, Ariete Emily Cury,

Tópico(s)

Neutropenia and Cancer Infections

Resumo

Candida strains susceptibility from cancer patients were compared with Candida strains susceptibility from patients, without cancer by MIC (minimal inhibitory concentration) and MFC (minimal fungicidal concentration) to Amphotericin B and Nystatin. Broth dilution method and agar dilution method were the procedure employed. The authors find no significant differences between the studied groups. The problem of Candida resistance to polyene antifungals is discussed.

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