Candida auris and other phylogenetically related species – a mini-review of the literature

Autor: Anca Mare, Adrian Man, Felicia Toma, Camelia Vintilă, Cristina Nicoleta Ciurea, Irina-Bianca Kosovski
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Germs
ISSN: 2248-2997
Popis: The lesser-known non-albicans Candida species are often overlooked and difficult to diagnose in most microbiology laboratories. Candida auris, a relatively newly discovered species, is responsible for outbreaks in various geographical regions. Because of its increased resistance to antifungal drugs, C. auris is responsible for hard-to-treat infections and its pathogenicity is still incompletely elucidated. Non-albicans species phylogenetically related to C. auris, like the C. haemulonii complex might also play a role in human pathology. The current summary of the literature presents the emergence, virulence, laboratory identification, and molecular mechanisms responsible for antifungal resistance of emergent rare non-albicans Candida species.
Databáze: OpenAIRE