Effect of Burn Injury on the Dissemination of Candida albicans from the Skin of Mouse

Effect of Burn Injury on the Dissemination of Candida albicans from the Skin of Mouse

Burn injury is associated with the greatly increased susceptibility of thermally injured patients to infection from a variety of pathogens. Candida albicans is a commensal of skin and has been reported as a severe pathogen in thermally injured patients. Systemic candidiasis has emerged as a major ca...

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Main Authors: Qudsia Hussain, Amna Shafiq, Shazia Tabassum Hakim, Sayyada Ghufrana Nadeem
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Jinnah University for Women 2013-07-01
Series:RADS Journal of Biological Research & Applied Science
Subjects:
Burn patients
Candida albicans
Candidiasis
Swiss albino mice
Thermal injury
Online Access:http://jbas.juw.edu.pk/index.php/JBAS/article/view/22

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