ArticleAntimicrobial agents and chemotherapy2014
Micafungin at physiological serum concentrations shows antifungal activity against Candida albicans and Candida parapsilosis biofilms.
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- Combination effect of meropenem and antifungals againstJournal of medical microbiology · 2025Article
- Association of different Candida species with catheter-related candidemia, and the potential antifungal treatments against their adhesion properties and biofilm-forming capabilities.Journal of clinical laboratory analysis · 2021Article
- Susceptibility of theJournal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- Pharmacodynamic and Immunomodulatory Effects of Micafungin on Host Responses against Biofilms of Candida parapsilosis in Comparison to Those of Candida albicans.Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy · 2018Article
- In vitro activity of micafungin against biofilms of Candida albicans, Candida glabrata, and Candida parapsilosis at different stages of maturation.Folia microbiologica · 2018Article
- Micafungin in the treatment of candiduria: A case series.Medical mycology case reports · 2016Article
- Candidacidal Activity of Selected Ceragenins and Human Cathelicidin LL-37 in Experimental Settings Mimicking Infection Sites.PloS one · 2016Article
- The Role of Antifungals against Candida Biofilm in Catheter-Related Candidemia.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2014Review
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Abstract
We assessed the in vitro activity of micafungin against preformed Candida biofilms by measuring the concentration of drug causing the most fungal damage and inhibition of regrowth. We studied 37 biofilm-producing Candida spp. strains from blood cultures. We showed that micafungin was active against planktonic and sessile forms of Candida albicans strains and moderately active against Candida parapsilosis sessile cells. Concentrations of micafungin above 2 μg/ml were sufficiently high to inactivate regrowth of Candida sessile cells.
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