Characterization of Oral Candida spp. Biofilms in Children and Adults Carriers from Eastern Europe and South America.
Anelise Maria Costa Vasconcelos AlvesBeatriz Oliveira LopesAna Caroline Rocha de Melo LeiteGabriela Silva CruzÉrika Helena Salles de BritoLaritza Ferreira de LimaLucia ČernákováNuno Filipe AzevedoCelia Fortuna RodriguesPublished in: Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) (2023)
children were more likely to be infected by NCACs than adults. More importantly, these NCACs were able to form biofilms richer in matrix components. This finding is of clinical importance, particularly in pediatric care, since stronger biofilms are highly associated with antimicrobial resistance, recurrent infections, and higher therapeutic failure.