Resistência a antifúngicos de Candida tropicalis isoladas no Estado do Ceará Antifungal resistance of Candida tropicalis isolated in the State of Ceará

Abstract

Neste estudo, foi avaliada a resistência a drogas antifúngicas em 51 cepas de Candida tropicalis isoladas de amostras clínicas no Estado do Ceará, Brasil. Resistência antifúngica foi um evento raro no nosso estudo e foi restrita a 3 (5,9%) das cepas de Candida tropicalis, que exibiram resistência a fluconazol e itraconazol.In this study, the resistance to antifungal drugs was investigated among 51 strains of Candida tropicalis isolated from clinical samples in the State of Ceará, Brazil. Antifungal resistance was a rare finding in our study and was restricted to three (5.9%) of the strains of Candida tropicalis. These exhibited resistance to both fluconazole and itraconazole.

Keywords

• Candida tropicalis
• Agentes antifúngicos
• Teste de disco difusão
• Candida tropicalis
• Antifungal agents
• Disk diffusion test