Non-Albicans Candida Infection: an Emerging Threat.
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical Science and Innovative Research (IJMSIR) - Year 2017, Vol 2, Issue 6
Abstract
The nature pattern of infectious diseases has undergone profound changes in the past few decades. Fungi once considered as non pathogenic, less virulent and uncommon are now recognized as a primary cause of morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised and even severely ill immunocompetent patients. Candida spp. are amongst the most common fungal pathogens. C.albicans was the predominant cause of candidial infection. However, a shift towards Non-albicans Candida species has been recently observed. In the present study, we investigated the prevalence of Candida spp. in blood samples of patients and studied their virulence factors. In the present study, 2180 samples for blood culture were processed, Out of which Candida isolates were recovered in 74(3.39%) .Non albicans Candida species also demonstrated the production of virulence factors once thought to be produced exclusively by Candida albicans. Therefore, it can be concluded that Non-albicans Candida species also have emerged as an important cause of infections besides C.albicans.
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Preeti Kumari Sharma
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