242 Ch 242. Candidiasis

Most common invasive fungal infection in hospitalized; C. albicans majority but C. glabrata + C. krusei + C. auris = drug-resistant emerging; mucocutaneous (oropharyngeal/esophageal/vulvovaginal/cutaneous) vs invasive (candidemia/intra-abdominal/endocarditis); echinocandin first-line invasive; C. auris = WHO critical priority pathogen (Ch 252)。