The epidemiology of Candida species in the Middle East and North Africa

doi:10.1016/j.mycmed.2019.07.006

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. 2019 Sep;29(3):245-252.

doi: 10.1016/j.mycmed.2019.07.006. Epub 2019 Jul 26.

The epidemiology of Candida species in the Middle East and North Africa

S Ghazi¹, R Rafei¹, M Osman¹, D El Safadi¹, H Mallat¹, N Papon², F Dabboussi¹, J-P Bouchara², M Hamze³

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¹ Laboratoire Microbiologie Santé et Environnement (LMSE), Doctoral School of Sciences and Technology, Faculty of Public Health, Lebanese University, Tripoli, Lebanon.
² Groupe d'Etude des Interactions Hôte-Pathogène, GEIHP, EA 3142, SFR ICAT 4208, UNIV Angers, UNIV Brest, Institut de Biologie en Santé, IRIS, CHU Angers, 4, rue Larrey, 49933 Angers cedex 9, France.
³ Laboratoire Microbiologie Santé et Environnement (LMSE), Doctoral School of Sciences and Technology, Faculty of Public Health, Lebanese University, Tripoli, Lebanon. Electronic address: mhamze@monzerhamze.com.

PMID: 31400864
DOI: 10.1016/j.mycmed.2019.07.006

Review

The epidemiology of Candida species in the Middle East and North Africa

S Ghazi et al. J Mycol Med. 2019 Sep.

. 2019 Sep;29(3):245-252.

doi: 10.1016/j.mycmed.2019.07.006. Epub 2019 Jul 26.

Authors

S Ghazi¹, R Rafei¹, M Osman¹, D El Safadi¹, H Mallat¹, N Papon², F Dabboussi¹, J-P Bouchara², M Hamze³

Affiliations

¹ Laboratoire Microbiologie Santé et Environnement (LMSE), Doctoral School of Sciences and Technology, Faculty of Public Health, Lebanese University, Tripoli, Lebanon.
² Groupe d'Etude des Interactions Hôte-Pathogène, GEIHP, EA 3142, SFR ICAT 4208, UNIV Angers, UNIV Brest, Institut de Biologie en Santé, IRIS, CHU Angers, 4, rue Larrey, 49933 Angers cedex 9, France.
³ Laboratoire Microbiologie Santé et Environnement (LMSE), Doctoral School of Sciences and Technology, Faculty of Public Health, Lebanese University, Tripoli, Lebanon. Electronic address: mhamze@monzerhamze.com.

PMID: 31400864
DOI: 10.1016/j.mycmed.2019.07.006

Abstract

In recent decades, the epidemiology of invasive candidiasis (IC) has progressively changed worldwide. This notably includes emergence of several Candida species. Although some surveillance programs provided global trends in IC epidemiology, data from countries from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) remain scarce. In this manuscript, we reviewed the existing available data on the epidemiology of Candida species associated with IC, particularly candidemia, in MENA region regarding species distribution. As witnessed worldwide, an evident shift of Candidaalbicans towards non-albicansCandida (NAC) has been observed in the MENA region. The worrying emergence of multi-drug resistant Candida species in MENA calls for a better understanding of their epidemiology. This represents an essential prerequisite for the implementation of effective infection control strategies and surveillance systems to prevent IC among high-risk patients.

Keywords: Candida species distribution; Invasive candidiasis.

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