Current status of the etiology of candidiasis in Mexico

Translated title of the contribution: Current status of the etiology of candidiasis in Mexico

María del Rocío Reyes-Montes, Esperanza Duarte-Escalante, Erick Martínez-Herrera, Gustavo Acosta-Altamirano, María Guadalupe Frías-De León

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Abstract

This study presents a systematic review of the literature on the etiology of superficial and invasive candidiasis in Mexico reported from 2005 to 2015. The data have shown that Candida albicans is the most prevalent species with an increasing tendency of the non-C. albicans Candida species, as reported in other countries. The use of phenotypical methods in the identification of the yeasts limits the identification at the species level, particularly in species that are part of complexes, this is important because the identification only at the genus level leads to inadequate treatment due to the different susceptibility to the antifungals among species. In addition, this finding reveals the need to implement in clinical laboratories the molecular methods for the correct identification of the species involved, and the antifungal susceptibility tests to prevent the etiological changes associated with a poor therapeutic management.

Translated title of the contributionCurrent status of the etiology of candidiasis in Mexico
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)203-210
Number of pages8
JournalRevista Iberoamericana de Micologia
Volume34
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2017
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Antifungal susceptibility
  • Candida spp.
  • Candidiasis
  • Etiology
  • Mexico

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