This review discusses the epidemiology of the most clinically relevant opportunistic fungal
infections in Latin America, including candidiasis, cryptococcosis, trichosporonosis …

Background The epidemiology of candidemia varies depending on the geographic region.
Little is known about the epidemiology of candidemia in Latin America. Methods We …

Candida guilliermondii (teleomorph Meyerozyma guilliermondii) is an ascomycetous
species belonging to the Saccharomycotina CTG clade which has been studied over the last …

Five Candida species (C. albicans, C. glabrata, C. tropicalis, C. parapsilosis, and C. krusei)
account for over 95% of invasive candidiasis cases. Some less common Candida species …

Background Genetic variation in the ribosomal DNA (rDNA) internal transcribed spacer (ITS)
region has been studied among fungi. However, the numbers of ITS sequence …

Candida species are prevalent in the oral cavity, in particular among elderly patients with
reduced salivary flow and/or dental prostheses, and in immunosuppressed patients. The …

Candida guilliermondii is an uncommon isolate throughout most of the world, the behaviour
of which as an environmental fungus, a human saprophyte and an agent of serious …

Fungal nosocomial infections continue to be a serious problem among hospitalized patients,
decreasing quality of life and adding millions of euros to healthcare costs. The aim of this …

The basis for this is the awareness of general practitioner in the current issues of
epidemiology, clinical picture, diagnosis and treatment of invasive candidiasis in various …

Candida fermentati isolates make up a small percentage of the clinical isolates of the
Candida guilliermondii complex and have a global distribution pattern. With the exception …