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Effect of silver nanoparticles on different <i>Candida</i> species isolated from patients with oral candidiasis.

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Last updated: 25 Dec 2024

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Clinical microbiology

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Background: Oral candidiasis is an opportunistic infection of the oral cavity that can be distributed via the bloodstream, resulting in serious systemic candidiasis. Because of the toxicity and side effects of antifungal agents, research on the antifungal impact of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) is necessary. Methods: Oral swabs were collected from fifty patients with oral candidiasis for the isolation and identification of candida species by automated Vitek 2. Biofilm formation was evaluated using a tissue culture plate assay. The anti-candida and anti-biofilm effects of AgNPs on isolated Candida species were investigated using agar-well diffusion and microdilution methods. Results: Candida albicans was the predominant isolate, accounting for 51.9%. Biofilm formation was identified in 63.5% of candida isolates, commonly in isolates of C. albicans (57.6%), C. tropicalis (30.3%), and C. parapsilosis (12.1%), while all C. glabarata isolates could not form a biofilm. A significant decrease in the growth of candida isolates was detected at 500 μg/mL of AgNPs. The largest zone of inhibition (22.6 mm ± 0.6) was detected with C. albicans, then C. parapsilosis (20.4 mm ± 0.9), C. tropicalis (18.4 mm ± 0.5), and C. glabrata (16.5 mm ± 0.6) with a statistically significant difference. AgNPs inhibited the biofilm production of Candida species up to 100% at 500 μg/ml. Generally, the AgNPs anti-biofilm activity was significantly higher against C. albicans than C. tropicalis and C. parapsilosis at concentrations ranging from 31.25 to 250 μg/ml. Conclusions: Synthesized AgNPs showed antifungal and antibiofilm activity against all albicans and non-albicans Candida species. 

DOI

10.21608/mid.2024.295446.1980

Keywords

Oral Candidiasis, Candida albicans, Biofilm, silver nanoparticles

Authors

First Name

Marwa

Last Name

Bahey

MiddleName

Gamal

Affiliation

Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Egypt

Email

marwabahey@gmail.com

City

Tanta

Orcid

0009-0000-0873-113x

First Name

Basant

Last Name

Gabr

MiddleName

mostafa

Affiliation

Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Egypt

Email

basant.mostafa@med.tanta.edu.eg

City

Tanta

Orcid

-

First Name

Amr

Last Name

Gabr

MiddleName

Mostafa

Affiliation

Department of Oral medicine, Periodontology, Oral Diagnosis & Oral Radiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Tanta University. Egypt

Email

amrgabr@dent.tanta.edu.eg

City

Tanta

Orcid

-

First Name

Alaa

Last Name

Abo Hagar

MiddleName

M

Affiliation

Department of Anesthesiology, surgical intensive care and pain medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Egypt

Email

alaaabohagar@yahoo.com

City

Tanta

Orcid

-

First Name

Eman

Last Name

Hegazy

MiddleName

E.

Affiliation

Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Egypt

Email

eman.hegazi@med.tanta.edu.eg

City

Tanta

Orcid

0000-0001-9263-1894

Volume

5

Article Issue

4

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51278

Issue Date

2024-11-01

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2024-06-05

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2024-11-01

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1,642

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1,653

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2682-4132

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2682-4140

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38

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1,157

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Publication Title

Microbes and Infectious Diseases

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https://mid.journals.ekb.eg/

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Effect of silver nanoparticles on different <i>Candida</i> species isolated from patients with oral candidiasis.

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25 Dec 2024