Role of distinct dendritic cell subsets in disseminated candidiasis.

• Main Author: Teoh, Flora Poh Leng.
• Other Authors: Ruedl Christiane
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Biological sciences::Microbiology::Immunology
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/49388
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Candida albicans is a human commensal and an opportunistic pathogen causing disseminated candidiasis in the immunocompromised. The incidence of such cases has been growing and this is also associated with a rising incidence of antifungal resistance. This makes it imperative to find other avenues for...