Differences in Ocular Complications Between Candida albicans and Non-albicans Candida Infection Analyzed by Epidemiology and a Mouse Ocular Candidiasis Model

Differences in Ocular Complications Between Candida albicans and Non-albicans Candida Infection Analyzed by Epidemiology and a Mouse Ocular Candidiasis Model

Objectives:Candida species are a major cause of hospital infections, including ocular candidiasis, but few studies have examined the propensities of specific species to invade the eye or the unique immunological responses induced. This study examined the frequency and characteristics of species-spec...

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Main Authors: Masahiro Abe, Yuki Kinjo, Keigo Ueno, Shogo Takatsuka, Shigeki Nakamura, Sho Ogura, Muneyoshi Kimura, Hideki Araoka, Sota Sadamoto, Minoru Shinozaki, Kazutoshi Shibuya, Akiko Yoneyama, Mitsuo Kaku, Yoshitsugu Miyazaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
candidemia
ocular candidiasis
Candida albicans
neutrophils
monocytes
cytokines
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2018.02477/full

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