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Skin Immunity to Candida albicans.
Trends in immunology - 1 Jul 2016
Kashem Sakeen W, Kaplan Daniel H
Abstract excerpt
Candida albicans is a dimorphic commensal fungus that colonizes healthy human skin, mucosa, and the reproductive tract. C. albicans is also a predominantly opportunistic fungal pathogen, leading to disease manifestations such as disseminated candidiasis and chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis (CMC). The differing host susceptibilities for the sites of C. albicans infection have revealed tissue compartmentalization...
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