Anna Marzucco, Giulia Gatti, Maria Sofia Montanari, Michela Fantini, Claudia Colosimo, Maria Vittoria Tamburini, Valentina Arfilli, Manuela Morotti, Pasqualina Schiavone, Francesco Congestrì, Martina Manera, Agnese Denicolò, Martina Brandolini, Francesca Taddei, Laura Grumiro, Silvia Zannoli, Giorgio Dirani, Alessandra Mistral De Pascali, Vittorio Sambri, Monica Cricca
Candida spp. are an important opportunistic pathogen that can represent a possible cause of severe infections, especially in immunocompromised individuals. The clinical impact of Candida spp. depends, in part, on the ability to form biofilms, communities of nestled cells into the extracellular matrix. In this study, we compared the biofilm formation ability of 83 strains of Candida spp. isolated from blood cultures and other materials, such as respiratory samples, urine, and exudate, and their sensitivity to fluconazole (FLZ)...
January 12, 2024: Microorganisms