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	In Vitro Detection of Virulence Factors of Candida albicans and non-albicans Candida species Isolated from the Samples in ICU Patients&#13;
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</article-title></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Lohiya</surname><given-names>Ruchita S</given-names></name></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Chandak</surname><given-names>Sakshi</given-names></name></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Deotale</surname><given-names>Vijayshri</given-names></name></contrib></contrib-group><pub-date pub-type="ppub"><day>25</day><month>01</month><year>2023</year></pub-date><volume>)</volume><issue/><fpage>1</fpage><lpage>6</lpage><permissions><copyright-statement>This article is copyright of Popeye Publishing, 2009</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2009</copyright-year><license license-type="open-access" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"><license-p>This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) Licence. You may share and adapt the material, but must give appropriate credit to the source, provide a link to the licence, and indicate if changes were made.</license-p></license></permissions><abstract><p>&#13;
	Aim: To isolate and identify Candida albicans and non-albicans Candida from various clinical specimen of Intensive care Unit and to investigate some virulence factors and perform their Anti- fungal susceptibility. Materials and Methods: Overall 32 isolates (12 Candida albicans and 20 non- albicans Candida spp.) were included in this study. Virulence factors were studied. In isolates, egg yolk agar was used for determining phospholipase activity, while sheep and human plasma used to determine coagulase activity, Sabouraud dextrose agar with sheep blood for hemolysin activity. Biofilm formation was detected by the tube adherence method. Results: In both Candida spp., it was found that hemolytic activity were higher next to phospholipases activity. It was also found that Coagulase activity were detected in Candida species found to be higher with sheep plasma compared to human plasma. Biofilm production was found to be less and mostly were from blood culture isolates. Conclusion: Knowledge of these virulence factors is an important tool to understand pathogenesis of candidiasis and in addition will help to explore new antifungal drug targets for improved therapeutic regimens.&#13;
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</p></abstract><kwd-group><kwd>Candida spp.</kwd><kwd> Virulence factors</kwd><kwd> Non-albicans Candida spp.</kwd></kwd-group></article-meta></front></article>
