Pathogenesis and Clinical Relevance of Candida Biofilms in Vulvovaginal Candidiasis

C Rodríguez-Cerdeira, E Martínez-Herrera… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The ability of Candida spp. to form biofilms is crucial for its pathogenicity, and thus, it should
be considered an important virulence factor in vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) and recurrent …

Current treatment options for vulvovaginal candidiasis caused by azole-resistant Candida species

JD Sobel, R Sobel - Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Clinicians are increasingly challenged by patients with refractory vulvovaginal
candidiasis (VVC) caused by azole-resistant Candida species. Fluconazole resistant C …

Biofilm Formation in Medically Important Candida Species

Z Malinovská, E Čonková, P Váczi - Journal of Fungi, 2023 - mdpi.com
Worldwide, the number of infections caused by biofilm-forming fungal pathogens is very
high. In human medicine, there is an increasing proportion of immunocompromised patients …

Synergistic Effect of Quinic Acid Derived From Syzygium cumini and Undecanoic Acid Against Candida spp. Biofilm and Virulence

S Muthamil, B Balasubramaniam… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
In recent decades, fungal infections have incredibly increased with Candida genus as the
major cause of morbidity and mortality in hospitalized and immunocompromised patients …

Impediment to growth and yeast-to-hyphae transition in Candida albicans by copper oxide nanoparticles

AR Padmavathi, SM P, A Das, A Priya, TJ Sushmitha… - Biofouling, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The effects of two prominent copper oxide nanoparticles (CuO-NP and Cu2O-NP), with the
oxidation state of Cu++ (cupric) and Cu+ (cuprous), on Candida albicans were evaluated …

[HTML][HTML] Species distribution and susceptibility profiles of Candida species isolated from vulvovaginal candidiasis, emergence of C. lusitaniae

SE Hashemi, T Shokohi, M Abastabar… - Current medical …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background and Purpose: The aim of the current study was to investigate the epidemiology
of vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) and recurrent VVC (RVVC), as well as the antifungal …

Vulvovaginal candidiasis: An overview of mycological, clinical, and immunological aspects

L Jafarzadeh, M Ranjbar, T Nazari… - Journal of Obstetrics …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To provide an overview of clinical, immunological, and mycological aspects of
vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC). Methods A literature search was conducted to find relevant …

Adenylyl Cyclase and Protein Kinase A Play Redundant and Distinct Roles in Growth, Differentiation, Antifungal Drug Resistance, and Pathogenicity of Candida auris

JS Kim, KT Lee, MH Lee, E Cheong, YS Bahn - mbio, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
Candida auris is a globally emerging multidrug-resistant fungal pathogen. Its pathogenicity-
related signaling networks are largely unknown. Here, we characterized the pathobiological …

Fluconazole-resistant Candida albicans vaginal infections at a referral center and treated with boric acid

B File, R Sobel, M Becker… - Journal of Lower Genital …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Objective The authors investigate the incidence of clinical and mycological resistance of
Candida albicans vulvovaginitis (VVC) at the Jefferson Vulvovaginal Health Center. They …

[HTML][HTML] An integrated transcriptomic and metabolomic approach to investigate the heterogeneous Candida albicans biofilm phenotype

C Delaney, B Short, R Rajendran, R Kean, K Burgess… - Biofilm, 2023 - Elsevier
Candida albicans is the most prevalent and notorious of the Candida species involved in
bloodstream infections, which is characterised by its capacity to form robust biofilms. Biofilm …