In vitro susceptibility of candida isolates from oral cavities of HIV/AIDS patients to the commonly used antifungal agents in Jimma University specialized hospital, southwest Ethiopia

• In: Miscellaneous - Posters
• At: Istanbul (Turkey) (2009)
• Type: Poster
• Poster code: M-P-038
• By: SULEMAN WEGA, Sultan (School of Pharmacy, Jimma University, Jimma, Jimma, Ethiopia)
• Co-author(s): Tajure, Nasir (School of Pharmacy, Jimma University, Jimma, JIMMA, Ethiopia)
  Hussein, Jemal (School of Pharmacy, Jimma University, Jimma, JIMMA, Ethiopia)
  Chatterjee Ghosh, Shyama (Pathology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Antwerp University, ANTWERP, Belgium)
  
• Abstract:

  Background: The genus Candida (yeasts) is considered super infecting microorganism and can lead to oral candidiasis, sever periodontitis and others especially in immunocompromised patients. The chronic use of antifungal agents, in the treatment of candidiasis, mainly in HIV/AIDS patients leads to the selection of isolates resistant to this

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