Genetically similar fungi cause severe infections in different hospitals

(Funda ç ã o de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de S ã o Paulo) Present in the human digestive tract, species of Candida can cause bloodstream infections in patients treated in hospital intensive care units. An international study involving 16 hospitals found isolates with high levels of virulence
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news