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Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
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104(6): 858-861, Sept. 2009. ilus
Artigo
em Inglês
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| ID: lil-529554
RESUMO
Candida albicans is the most common fungal pathogen known to cause endovascular infections, such as vascular catheter sepsis, infections of vascular prostheses and infective endocarditis. A C. albicans isolate was used to determine the apoptotic potential of the fungus in a rat endocarditis model. This study confirms the ability of C. albicans to induce apoptosis in myocardial tissue.