Spectrum and management of rare Candida/yeast infections in Kuwait in the Middle East.

ABSTRACT: Invasive fungal infections (IFIs) are associated with high mortality rates and mostly affect patients with compromised immunity. The incidence of IFIs is increasing worldwide with the expanding population of susceptible patients. Candida and other yeast infections represent a major component of IFIs. Rare Candida/yeast infections have also increased in recent years and pose considerable diagnostic and management challenges as they are not easily recognized by routine phenotypic characteristic-based diagnostic methods and/or by the automated yeast identification systems. Rare Candida/yeasts also exhibit reduced susceptibility to antifungal drugs making proper management of invasive infections challenging. Here, we review the diagnosis and management of 60 cases of rare

SUBMITTER: Ahmad S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11273600 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature