Pathogenesis and virulence of Candida albicans.
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DOI: 10.1080/21505594.2021.2019950
Abstract: Candida albicans is a commensal yeast fungus of the human oral, gastrointestinal, and genital mucosal surfaces, and skin. Antibiotic-induced dysbiosis, iatrogenic immunosuppression, and/or medical interventions that impair the integrity of the mucocutaneous barrier and/or perturb… read more here.
Keywords: candida; candida albicans; virulence candida; pathogenesis virulence ... See more keywords
Spectrum of Trained Innate Immunity Induced by Low-Virulence Candida Species against Lethal Polymicrobial Intra-abdominal Infection
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DOI: 10.1128/iai.00348-19
Abstract: Polymicrobial intra-abdominal infections (IAI) are clinically prevalent and cause significant morbidity and mortality, especially those involving fungi. Our laboratory developed a mouse model of polymicrobial IAI and demonstrated that coinfection with Candida albicans and Staphylococcus… read more here.
Keywords: protection; low virulence; candida; virulence candida ... See more keywords