Biofilm - important factor of virulence in Candida blood stream infections
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| Year of publication | 2005 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Journal of Chemotherapy |
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| Field | Microbiology, virology |
| Keywords | biofilm; Candida; blood stream infections |
| Description | In this study, the 68 bloodstream yeast isolates ( from patients hospitalised on various departments of St. Anna Faculty Hospital in Brno in years 20032004 were tested. The biofilm formation was tested by means of the microtiter plate method and by means of the test tube method, where the hardened polystyrene tubes and the glass tubes were used for comparison of these adhesion surfaces. |
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