[Antifungal effect of high molecular weight chitosan on Candida spp isolated from clinical samples].

Unlabelled: Chitosan is a D-glucosamine polysaccharide derived from chitin that displays an antimicrobial activity against bacteria and fungi.

Objective: to evaluate the antifungal effect of high molecular weight chitosan (HMWC) in clinical strains of Candida spp.

Methodology: the susceptibility of forty strains of Candida spp.