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http://223.31.159.10:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/741| Title: | Candidiasis: A yeast infection caused by Candia albicans |
| Authors: | Kamthan, M Datta, Asis |
| Keywords: | Candia albicans Candidiasis yeast |
| Issue Date: | 2016 |
| Publisher: | The National Academy of Sciences, India & Capital Publishing Co., New Delhi |
| 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. |
| 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 |
| URI: | http://59.163.192.83:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/741 |
| Appears in Collections: | Institutional Publications |
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