The use of indwelling medical devices is rapidly growing and is often complicated by
infections with biofilm-forming microbes that are resistant to antimicrobial agents and host …

Biofilms are dynamic microbial communities in which transitions between planktonic and
sessile modes of growth occur interchangeably in response to different environmental cues …

Current understanding of resistance and susceptibility to vulvovaginal candidiasis
challenges existing paradigms of host defence against fungal infection. While abiotic biofilm …

Candida albicans can form biofilms that exhibit elevated intrinsic resistance to various
antifungal agents, in particular azoles and polyenes. The molecular mechanisms involved in …

Dental implants may be considered a potential reservoir for (re) infection with oral Candida
albicans. Our aim was to evaluate initial fungal adhesion to three differentially textured …

Candida albicans is an opportunistic fungal pathogen capable of life-threatening
disseminated infections particularly in immunocompromised patients. Resistance to many …

Device-associated microbial growth, including Candida biofilms, represents more than half
of all human microbial infections and, despite a relatively small risk of implant-associated …

Purpose: Candida albicans is the predominant oral yeast associated with denture stomatitis.
With an increasing population of denture wearers, the incidence of denture stomatitis is …

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are the most common nosocomial infections and 80% are
related to the use of urinary catheters. Furthermore, Candida species are responsible for …

The fungal pathogen Candida albicans can form biofilms on the surfaces of medical devices
that are resistant to drug treatment and provide a reservoir for recurrent infections. The use …