The incidence of infections caused by Candida species (candidosis) has increased
considerably over the past three decades, mainly due to the rise of the AIDS epidemic, an …

Candida tropicalis has emerged as one of the most important Candida species. It has been
widely considered the second most virulent Candida species, only preceded by C. albicans …

The genus Candida includes about 200 different species, but only a few species are human
opportunistic pathogens and cause infections when the host becomes debilitated or …

Despite improvement of antifungal therapies over the last 30 years, the phenomenon of
antifungal resistance is still of major concern in clinical practice. In the last 10 years the …

Candida commonly adheres to implanted medical devices, growing as a resilient biofilm
capable of withstanding extraordinarily high antifungal concentrations. As currently available …

Candida auris is globally recognized as an opportunistic fungal pathogen of high concern,
due to its extensive multidrug resistance (MDR). Still, molecular mechanisms of MDR are …

Pathogenic fungi have become a leading cause of human mortality due to the increasing
frequency of fungal infections in immunocompromised populations and the limited …

The fungal pathogen Candida glabrata has emerged as a major health threat since it readily
acquires resistance to multiple drug classes, including triazoles and/or echinocandins. Thus …

Candida species belong to the normal microbiota of the oral cavity and gastrointestinal and
vaginal tracts, and are responsible for several clinical manifestations, from mucocutaneous …

We checked all papers published along the last 10 years describing epidemiological,
diagnostic, and clinical aspects of infections by MDR Candida spp., with emphasis on C …