More than 75% of hospital-acquired or nosocomial urinary tract infections are initiated by
urinary catheters, which are used during the treatment of 15–25% of hospitalized patients …

Candida tropicalis has emerged as one of the most important Candida species. It has been
widely considered the second most virulent Candida species, only preceded by C. albicans …

PURPOSE The goal of this study was to compare the adhesion of Candida albicans to the
surfaces of CAD/CAM and conventionally fabricated complete denture bases. MATERIALS …

A majority of infections caused by Candida albicans—the most frequent fungal pathogen—
are associated with biofilm formation. A salient feature of C. albicans biofilms is the presence …

The high incidence and mortality of invasive fungal infections and serious drug resistance
have become a global public health issue. The ability of fungal cells to form biofilms is an …

Candida albicans remains the main etiologic agent of candidiasis, the most common fungal
infection and now the third most frequent infection in US hospitals. The scarcity of antifungal …

Candida albicans is a commonly found member of the human microflora and is a major
human opportunistic fungal pathogen. A perturbation of the microbiome can lead to …

Candida albicans can form biofilms composed of yeast, hyphal, and pseudohyphal
elements, and C. albicans cells in the hyphal stage could be a virulence factor. The present …

Invasive fungal infections caused by opportunistic fungal pathogens are associated with
high mortality rates, mainly due to the occurrence of genotypic and/or phenotypic resistance …

Background: The clinical and microbiological characteristics of prosthetic joint infection (PJI)
caused by Candida species is described, including 72 cases in the literature and a case of …