Biofilm-Producing Candida Species Causing Oropharyngeal Candidiasis in HIV Patients Attending Sukraraj Tropical and Infectious Diseases Hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal.
Keshav LamichhaneNabaraj AdhikariAnup BastolaLina DevkotaParmananda BhandariBinod DhungelUpendra Thapa ShresthaBipin AdhikariMegha Raj BanjaraKomal Raj RijalPrakash GhimirePublished in: HIV/AIDS (Auckland, N.Z.) (2020)
Oropharyngeal candidiasis is a common opportunistic infection among HIV-infected individuals. The majority of cases of oropharyngeal candidiasis are caused by biofilm producers Candida albicans and non-albicans Candida. Biofilm producers Candida were more resistant towards commonly used antifungal drugs.
Keyphrases
- candida albicans
- hiv infected
- biofilm formation
- antiretroviral therapy
- infectious diseases
- end stage renal disease
- human immunodeficiency virus
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- hiv positive
- hepatitis c virus
- tertiary care
- hiv testing
- pseudomonas aeruginosa
- men who have sex with men
- cystic fibrosis
- staphylococcus aureus