Genetic Target To Fight Infections

Hospital patients are threatened with fungal infection that are proven difficult to combat, but scientists have unlocked evidence that could lead to more effective treatment. The Ohio State University researchers are the first to identify a potential gene-based approach to increasing the immune response to the fungus Candida albicans. This can find its way into the bloodstream and vital organs that includes the kidneys. A test of a potential treatment approach in mice rescued them from death.

Candida infection is one of the leading causes of bloodstream infections of hospital-acquired bloodstream infections. This infection has a mortality rate ranging from 45 …read more