Nuri Kiraz

Efficacy of Disinfectants on Candida Biofilms at Different Concentrations and Contact Times

Yasemin Oz, Ilknur Dag & Nuri Kiraz · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2012

Aims: Candida species cause a wide spectrum of diseases, including hospital-acquired and device-associated infections. The biofilm formation is a major virulence factor in Candida pathogenesis and the cells in biofilm show enhanced resistance to disinfectants. Our aim was to eval...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BMRJ/2012/1281

The Evaluation of the Combination of Caspofungin with Voriconazole and Amphotericin B against Clinical Candida krusei Isolates by Etest and Disk Diffusion Methods

Yasemin Oz, Abdurrahman Kiremitci, Filiz Aksit & Nuri Kiraz · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2014

Background: C. krusei is an opportunistic fungal pathogen that known of its intrinsic fluconazole resistance and its frequency is increasing especially among hematology patients. The increase in the frequency of high mortality fungal infections have accelerated the efforts of new...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BMRJ/2014/6950