Candida tropicalis has been identified as the most prevalent pathogenic yeast species of the
Candida-non-albicans group. Historically, Candida albicans has been the major species …

BACKGROUND: Candidemia is among the leading causes of nosocomial bloodstream
infections and is associated with significant mortality. Several centers have published data …

The incidence of candidemia has been on a rise worldwide. The epidemiology of invasive
fungal infections in general and of candidemia in particular has changed in the past three …

Candida albicans, a diploid yeast commensal and opportunist pathogen, has evolved
unusual mechanisms for maintenance of genetic diversity in the absence of a complete …

Owing to a rise in frequency and change in pattern of cases with fungaemia at our tertiary
care centre, we conducted a prospective study for 4 months to understand the epidemiology …

We typed 165 Candida albicans isolates from 44 different sources by multilocus sequence
typing (MLST) and ABC typing of rRNA genes and determined their homozygosity or …

Background and Purpose: The incidence of fungal infection as well as candidemia has
increased significantly, contributing to morbidity and mortality in the developed countries …

The frequency of invasive, opportunistic mycosis has increased significantly over the past
two decades.[1] Candida species account for 8-10% of all nosocomial bloodstream …

Infections have almost become an inseparable part of the intensive care units throughout the
globe in spite of numerous advancements in diagnostic and therapeutic interventions. With …

Introduction: Bloodstream infections due to Candida species are becoming a major cause of
morbidity and mortality in hospitalized patients. The spectrum of candidemia has changed …