Candida is a form of fungus present in the human body. It is usually responsible for causing the most common kind of infection, which is termed as candidiasis. Candida is a kind of yeast which exists in a number of species. Among these many species of Candida, Candida albicans is the one which gives rise to Candida infections. But in the recent times, the second closest contributor to candidiasis is Candida glabrata.
With
the ever increasing population of immune compromised
individuals, trends have shown Candida glabrata to be a
highly opportunistic pathogen of the urogenital tract,
and of the bloodstream. It is most common in completely
weakened immune systems like the patients of HIV or
cancer or old people. Infections
caused by candida glabrata are dangerous because this
specie has a resistance towards azole antimycotic
therapy, which is very effective in treating infections
caused by other Candida species.
Candida
glabrata causes superficial (oral, esophageal, vaginal,
or urinary) as well as systemic candidal infections.
Even though Candida glabrata is the one of rare
causative agents, its capacity to have a resistance to
azole makes it a high mortality rate illness. Very
little is known about the virulence of Candida glabrata
and virtually nothing is known about the host’s defenses
directed against the organism.
As
Candida glabrata is an organism similar to candida
albicans, there are likely to be normal host mechanisms
that effectively control Candida glabrata, holding it in
check and suppressing the expression of its pathogenic
properties, thereby preventing infection. These
therefore, include the basic habits of healthy food
intake and avoiding the sugar, carbohydrates and yeast.
It is also advisable to use natural kind of treatment
that assures a cure to the increased number of candida
as well as gives your weak immune a healthy
makeover.
Candida
glabrata was previously largely ignored and received
little consideration; therefore, not surprisingly, our
knowledge of it is not only deficient but also
considerably absent. A major concern is that the
management of candida glabrata infections as the
antifungal agents, that have proven to be successful
against candida albicans, have been woefully inadequate
against Candida
glabrata.
The
holistic all-natural approach is focused on tackling the
fundamental causes as well as the external
manifestations of Candida overgrowth and all kind of
candidiasis caused by different species.
