Virulence factors for Candida spp recovered from intravascular catheters and hospital workers’ hands

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Svidzinski, Terezinha Inez Estivalet¹  Tamura, Nathalie Kira¹  Hospital Universitário de Maringá, Maringá¹  Bonassoli, Lucineide Aparecida¹  Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringá¹  Negri, Melyssa Fernanda Norman¹  Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo¹ 

关键词: Candida sp;    Hospital devices;    Hands;    Nosocomial infection risks;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0037-86822007000100021

学科分类：农业科学（综合）

来源: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

【 摘 要 】

The virulence potential of 23 yeasts recovered from intravascular catheters and the hands of workers in a hospital in the northwestern region of Paraná were evaluated. Yeasts recovered from catheters presented greater adherence and were more hydrophobic (p<0.05) than yeasts recovered from hands. Candida non-albicans species expressed the virulence factors evaluated more intensely.

【 授权许可】

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