| Literature DB >> 22252867 |
Shih-Chin Cheng1, Leo A B Joosten, Bart-Jan Kullberg, Mihai G Netea.
Abstract
Candida albicans is both the most common fungal commensal microorganism in healthy individuals and the major fungal pathogen causing high mortality in at-risk populations, especially immunocompromised patients. In this review, we summarize the interplay between the host innate system and C. albicans, ranging from how the host recognizes, responds, and clears C. albicans infection to how C. albicans evades, dampens, and escapes from host innate immunity.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 22252867 PMCID: PMC3318407 DOI: 10.1128/IAI.06146-11
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Infect Immun ISSN: 0019-9567 Impact factor: 3.441