Candidiasis: A yeast infection caused by Candia albicans
Date
2016
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Publisher
The National Academy of Sciences, India & Capital Publishing Co., New Delhi
Abstract
Candidiasis, or candidosis, is the fourth leading cause of nosocomial blood infection (BSI) with an estimated annual cost of US$2 billion and mortality that exceeds 40%. The causative agent of this disease is Candida which is a common human fungal pathogen. More than 95% of Candida-associated BSIs are caused by five major species: C. albicans, C. glabrata, C. Parapsilasis, C. tropicalis and C. krusei, C. albicans is the most common causative species of candidaemia.
Description
Accepted date: November 2016
Keywords
Candia albicans, Candidiasis, yeast
Citation
In: Datta A, Sharma VP (eds), Recent Advances in communicable and non-communicable diseases. The National Academy of Sciences, India & Capital Publishing Co., New Delhi, pp 366-384.