Microbe Profile: Candida albicans: a shape-changing, opportunistic pathogenic fungus of humans
Gow, Neil A. R. and Yadav, Bhawna,, 163, 1145-1147 (2017),
doi = https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.000499,
publicationName = Microbiology Society,
issn = 1350-0872,
abstract= Candida albicans is normally a harmless commensal of human beings, but it can cause superficial infections of the mucosa (oral/vaginal thrush) in healthy individuals and (rarely) infections of the skin or nails. It can also become invasive, causing life-threatening systemic and bloodstream infections in immunocompromised hosts, where the mortality rate can be as high as 50 %. It is the most common cause of serious fungal infection and is a common cause of nosocomial infections in hospitals. Some strains have been recognized that are resistant to azoles or echinocandins, which are the first-line antifungals for treatment of C. albicans infections.,
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