Differential Behavior of Non-albicans Candida Species in the Central Nervous System of Immunocompetent and Immunosuppressed Mice

Differential Behavior of Non-albicans Candida Species in the Central Nervous System of Immunocompetent and Immunosuppressed Mice

The genus Candida includes commensal fungi that can cause local and systemic infections, frequently involving vital organs as the central nervous system (CNS). Candida spp. occupy the fourth place among infections that affect the CNS. Although the incidence of Candida albicans is decreasing among pa...

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Main Authors: Marcelo D’Alessandre Sanches, Luiza A. N. Mimura, Larissa R. C. Oliveira, Larissa L. W. Ishikawa, Hans G. Garces, Eduardo Bagagli, Alexandrina Sartori, Cilmery Suemi Kurokawa, Thais F. C. Fraga-Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Candida spp.
fungal infections
prednisolone
neuroinflammation
microglia
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2018.02968/full

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