ABSTRACT
The yeasts of the genus Candida are commensal eukaryotes of the natural microbiota of gastrointestinal, genital, and upper respiratory tract of mammals. Only a few species of Candida are of clinical relevance: Candida albicans, Candida glabrata, Candida tropicalis, Candida parapsilosis, and Candida dubliniensis. Among them, Candida albicans is considered as the most frequent etiological agent of systemic and invasive candidiasis in humans. Invasions can affect all tissues, organs, and systems of humans in various stages of development.
