Genetic susceptibility to Candida infections

Abstract Candida spp. are medically important fungi causing severe mucosal and life‐threatening invasive infections, especially in immunocompromised hosts. However, not all individuals at risk develop Candida infections, and it is believed that genetic variation plays an important role in host susce...

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Main Authors: Sanne P. Smeekens, Frank L. van de Veerdonk, Bart Jan Kullberg, Mihai G. Netea
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer Nature 2013-04-01
Series:EMBO Molecular Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/emmm.201201678