Comparative virulence of Candida auris with Candida haemulonii, Candida glabrata and Candida albicans in a murine model

In conclusion, C. albicans is a highly virulent opportunistic fungus, as the clinical and experimental data demonstrate, and also our results demonstrate a low virulence of C. haemulonii in immunocompetent animals. Altogether, this study highlights the pathogenic potential of C. auris.
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Source: Mycoses - February 19, 2018 Category: Research Authors: Hamed Fakhim, Afsane Vaezi, Eric Dannaoui, Anuradha Chowdhary, Davood Nasiry, Leila Faeli, Jacques F. Meis, Hamid Badali Tags: Original Article Source Type: research