Candidiasis and Candidemia.

Autor: Hoekstra, Philip
Zdroj: Journal of Advancement in Medicine; Jun1999, Vol. 12 Issue 2, p133-142, 10p
Abstrakt: Systemic distribution of the ubiquitous enteric fungus, Candida albicans (C Alb) may require less opportunism than had previously been considered. High enteric levels of C Alb have demonstrated the ability to spill-over in significant numbers into the host's peripheral circulation. It has also been established that C Alb can shed its characteristic cell wall and vary its cell-surface immunogens. Such abilities may enable this microbe to camouflage its identity from the host's immunity and permit proliferation into the systemic circulation as non-transients. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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