Browsing Research Articles (Medical Bioscience) by Author "McArthur, Carole P."
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A comparison of susceptibility patterns of oral Candida isolates from South African and Cameroonian HIV- positive populations
Abrantes, Pedro Miguel dos Santos; McArthur, Carole P.; Africa, Charlene W.J. (The International Association for Dental Research (IADR), 2012)METHOD: In this study, Candida isolates were collected from the oral mucosa of 128 South African and 126 Cameroonian HIV-positive patients, by scraping the mouths of consenting patients using sterile cotton swabs. Ethics ... -
Drug susceptibility profiles of Candida species isolated from the oral mucosa of HIV-positive West African patients using the TREK Sensititre system
McArthur, Carole P.; Abrantes, Pedro Miguel dos Santos; Awasom, Charles; Ayuk, L.; Africa, Charlene W.J. (2013)BACKGROUND: Candida infections are a common cause of death in immunocompromised patients. The prevalence and anti-mycotic drug susceptibility profiles of Candida species from Cameroon in Africa are unavailable. This ... -
Multi-drug resistant (MDR) oral Candida species isolated from HIV-positive patients in South Africa and Cameroon
Abrantes, Pedro Miguel dos Santos; McArthur, Carole P.; Africa, Charlene W.J. (Elsevier, 2014)Candida species are a common cause of infection in immune-compromised HIV-positive individuals, who are usually treated with the antifungal drug, fluconazole in public hospitals in Africa. However, information about the ...