Organism
Organism Characteristics:
Fungus Form:
Virulence mechanisms:
Attachment, biofilms, immune evasion, enxymes
Resistances:
Infection
Areas colonised in the body (Microbiomes):
50-80% of people are colonised. It exists in oral GIT and URT microbiomes
Infectious changes in organism:
Lives commensally as yeast
infections In healthy patients it mildly infects the mucocutenous area but in immunocompromised patients systemic invasive infections occur with high mortality.
Hospital acquired illnesses?
This is especially a problem with immunocompromised patients
Clinical
Associated illnesses:
In healthy patients can cause thrush
Testing and identifications:
Treatment and therapy:
Antifungal resistance is an emerging challange