title: [Antifungal resistance of Candida tropicalis isolated in the State of Ceará].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Análises Clínicas e Toxicológicas, Faculdade de Farmácia Odontologia e Enfermagem, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE.
authors.forename: Everardo Albuquerque
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Menezes
authors.forename: Luana Guabiraba
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Mendes
authors.forename: Francisco Afrânio
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Cunha
mesh_terms: D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000494:pharmacology; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001938:Brazil; D041022:Candida tropicalis / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D052978:Disk Diffusion Antimicrobial Tests; D025141:Drug Resistance, Fungal; D015725:Fluconazole / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D017964:Itraconazole / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D017964:Itraconazole; D000666:Amphotericin B; D015725:Fluconazole