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Review
. 2015;68(1):96-101.
doi: 10.5173/ceju.2015.01.474. Epub 2015 Mar 13.

Urinary tract infections and Candida albicans

Payam Behzadi  1 , Elham Behzadi  1 , Reza Ranjbar  2
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Review

Urinary tract infections and Candida albicans

Payam Behzadi et al. Cent European J Urol. 2015.

Abstract

Introduction: Urinary tract candidiasis is known as the most frequent nosocomial fungal infection worldwide. Candida albicans is the most common cause of nosocomial fungal urinary tract infections; however, a rapid change in the distribution of Candida species is undergoing. Simultaneously, the increase of urinary tract candidiasis has led to the appearance of antifungal resistant Candida species. In this review, we have an in depth look into Candida albicans uropathogenesis and distribution of the three most frequent Candida species contributing to urinary tract candidiasis in different countries around the world.

Material and methods: For writing this review, Google Scholar -a scholarly search engine- (http://scholar.google.com/) and PubMed database (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/) were used. The most recently published original articles and reviews of literature relating to the first three Candida species causing urinary tract infections in different countries and the pathogenicity of Candida albicans were selected and studied.

Results: Although some studies show rapid changes in the uropathogenesis of Candida species causing urinary tract infections in some countries, Candida albicans is still the most important cause of candidal urinary tract infections.

Conclusions: Despite the ranking of Candida albicans as the dominant species for urinary tract candidiasis, specific changes have occurred in some countries. At this time, it is important to continue the surveillance related to Candida species causing urinary tract infections to prevent, control and treat urinary tract candidiasis in future.

Keywords: Candida albicans; Candida glabrata; Candida tropicalis; urinary tract infection.

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