Virulence potential of Candida albicans isolated from oral cavity of patients with chronic renal failure on hemodialysis

Objective In patients with chronic renal failure (PCRF), the frequency of colonization of the oral cavity by yeasts of genus Candida spp. is high compared with healthy individuals. These yeasts have virulence factors that may contribute to the persistence of colonization and the development of these...

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Main Author: Godoy, J. S. R. (author)
Other Authors: Ratti, B. A. (author), Bonfim-Mendonça, P. S. (author), Tobaldini, F. K. (author), Lautenschlager, S. O. S. (author), Svidzinski, T. I. E. (author)
Format: conferenceObject
Language:eng
Published: 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/37932
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/37932