Publications by authors named "Catherine J Cotten"
Background: Biofilm formation is an important component of vascular catheter infections caused by Candida albicans. Little is known about the interactions between human phagocytes, antifungal agents, and Candida biofilms.
Methods: The interactions between C.
Pathogenesis of Aspergillus fumigatus and the kinetics of galactomannan in an in vitro model of early invasive pulmonary aspergillosis: implications for antifungal therapy.
William W Hope Michael J Kruhlak Caron A Lyman Ruta Petraitiene Vidmantas Petraitis Catherine J Cotten
J Infect Dis
February 2007
Background: Little is known about the pathogenesis of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis and the relationship between the kinetics of diagnostic markers and the outcome of antifungal therapy.
Methods: An in vitro model of the human alveolus, consisting of a bilayer of human alveolar epithelial and endothelial cells, was developed. An Aspergillus fumigatus strain expressing green fluorescent protein was used.