Since, majority of the fungal infections do not infect healthy individuals, their clinical importance tend to be underappreciated. As for the general public, apart from dermatophytic infections of the skin and nails, awareness about fungal infections remains limited. However, with rise in the number of immunocompromised individuals and use of modern medical devices, invasive fungal infections have reached staggering numbers. Despite the fact that only a fraction of fungal species are pathogenic to humans, they are responsible for significant degree of morbidity and mortality (Pfaller and Diekema 2004; Srinivasan et al. 2014). Most fungal infections are predominantly caused by Candida, Cryptococcus and Aspergillus species.
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