Candidal sepsis

Candidiasis is the most common opportunistic mycosis caused by the fungi of the genus Candida. Currently, about 160 species of this genus are known, 6–15 of which are pathogenic for humans. Fungi of the genus Candida are widespread in the external environment: air, soil, water. Some of them are inhabitants of the human body and are detected during mycological studies of the mucous membranes of the oral cavity and gastrointestinal tract in 30–50 % of practically healthy people. With a decrease in the body's resistance, Candida spp. can cause diseases, with clinical manifestations ranging from a relatively minor superficial pathological process to highly lethal invasive lesions of various organs and tissues. The prevalence of candidiasis has increased due to the widespread use of antibiotics, glucocorticoids, immunosuppressants, and the HIV pandemic. Fungi of the genus Candida spp. affect 90 % of HIV-infected patients