BIOFILMELE FUNGICE – PROVOCARE ACTUALĂ LA NIVEL MONDIAL

Olga BURDUNIUC Agenţia Naţională pentru Sănătate Publică, Universitatea de Stat de Medicină şi Farmacie „Nicolae Testemiţanu"

Abstract

FUNGAL BIOFILMS – CURRENT CHALLENGE WORLDWIDE 

This paper is a literature review that analyzes the most relevant publications in the medical literature, selected through a search in databases such as PubMed EMBASE, HINARI, WHO and CDC websites regarding one of the fungal virulence factors - biofilm formation. The purpose of this review is to provide up-to-date scientific information on this topic. In carrying out these objectives, a series of studies were reviewed and it was found that both yeasts and filamentous fungi can adhere to biotic and abiotic surfaces, developing in highly organized communities, resistant to antifungal drugs and environmental factors. 

Keywords: fungi, biofilms, persistence, resistance to antifungals.