The dramatic increase in drug resistant bacteria resistance to existing conventional
antibiotics poses a great challenge to the effective treatment of infectious diseases …

Denture stomatitis (DS) is a multifactorial disease, but the proliferation of Candida albicans
(C. albicans) is the main causative factor. Different modalities have been suggested for the …

Superficial and systemic fungal infections are essential problems for the modern health care
system. One of the challenges is the growing resistance of fungi to classic antifungals and …

Candida albicans is the main cause of superficial candidiasis. While the antifungals
available are defied by biofilm formation and resistance emergence, antimicrobial …

Tetra-platinated (II) porphyrin hexafluorophosphate compound (4-PtTPyPor) was
synthetized and along 5, 10, 15, 20-tetrakis (4-pyridyl) porphyrin (4-TPyPor), evaluated …

Dermatophytes, fungi that cause dermatophytosis, can invade keratinized tissues in humans
and animals. The biofilm-forming ability of these fungi was described recently, and it may be …

Background: It has been demonstrated that azole-resistant strains of Candida albicans have
a greater resistance to antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) when compared to their …

The presence of fungal infections continue to grow worldwide, mostly in immunosuppressed
patients, and in individuals with continued antimicrobial treatments. Candida spp. are the …

Recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS) and oral lichen planus (OLP) present inflammatory,
recurrent diseases of the oral mucosa with not fully understood aetiology. Despite numerous …

Objectives Burning mouth syndrome (BMS) is a medical entity characterised by a
spontaneous sensation of burning, numbness or pain of the oral mucosa in the absence of …