![]() ![]() ![]() A mortality rate of 40% has been reported for patients with systemic candidiasis due to C. glabrata are together responsible for 50–90% of all cases of candidiasis in humans. albicans is the most common fungal species isolated from biofilms either formed on (permanent) implanted medical devices or on human tissue. Candidiasis is, for example, often observed in HIV-infected patients. It is one of the few species of the genus Candida that causes the human infection candidiasis, which results from an overgrowth of the fungus. It is usually a commensal organism, but it can become pathogenic in immunocompromised individuals under a variety of conditions. It is detected in the gastrointestinal tract and mouth in 40–60% of healthy adults. It can also survive outside the human body.
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