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Human Serum Promotes Candida albicans Biofilm Growth and Virulence Gene Expression on Silicone Biomaterial

OBJECTIVES: Systemic candidal infections are a common problem in hospitalized patients due to central venous catheters fabricated using silicone biomaterial (SB). We therefore evaluated the effect of human serum on C. albicans biofilm morphology, growth, and the expression of virulence-related genes...

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Autores principales: Samaranayake, Yuthika Hemamala, Cheung, Becky P. K., Yau, Joyce Y. Y., Yeung, Shadow K. W., Samaranayake, Lakshman P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3660551/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23704884
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0062902