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ReviewMycoses2025

Epidemiology of Candidemia, Candiduria and Emerging Candidozyma (Candida) auris Across Gulf Cooperative Council Countries and Yemen in the Arabian Peninsula.

Suhail Ahmad, Teun Boekhout, Abdullah M S Al-Hatmi, Ahmed Al-Harrasi, Aiah Mustafa Khateb, Fatima Al Dhaheri, Hajer Bin Shuraym, Jens Thomsen, Khaled Alobaid, Mohammad Asadzadeh and 5 more

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Review in Mycoses, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. LAMP-Based Detection ofThe Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses et de la microbiologie medicale · 2026
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  6. Microbiological Relevance ofJournal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors.

Suhail AhmadDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Jabriya, Kuwait.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3492-4781
Teun BoekhoutDepartment of Zoology, College of Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Abdullah M S Al-HatmiNatural & Medical Sciences Research Centre, University of Nizwa, Nizwa, Oman.
Ahmed Al-HarrasiNatural & Medical Sciences Research Centre, University of Nizwa, Nizwa, Oman.
Aiah Mustafa KhatebDepartment of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, Collage of Applied Medical Science, Taibah University, Medina, Saudi Arabia.
Fatima Al DhaheriDepartment of Pediatrics, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, UAE.
Hajer Bin ShuraymDepartment of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Jens ThomsenDepartment of Public Health and Epidemiology, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Khaled AlobaidMicrobiology Department, Mycology reference laboratory, Mubarak Al-Kabeer Hospital, Jabriya, Kuwait.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7481-3587
Mohammad AsadzadehDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Jabriya, Kuwait.
Saad J Taj-AldeenDivision of Microbiology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
Saleh AlwaselDepartment of Zoology, College of Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Wadha AlfouzanDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Jabriya, Kuwait.
Ziauddin KhanDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Jabriya, Kuwait.
Husam SalahDivision of Microbiology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8175-1898

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Candida infections represent a major component of invasive and non-invasive mycoses globally, including the countries in the Arabian Peninsula. In this review, we present epidemiological features and trends, clinical manifestations, species distribution, antifungal susceptibility, and outcomes available for candidemia and candiduria in six countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and Yemen, all located in the Arabian Peninsula. We discuss gaps in knowledge and provide recommendations for improving various aspects for better management of infections by these fungal pathogens. Candida species prevail, with Candida albicans being the most isolated organism, though its prevalence varies over time. The second most frequently isolated species varies from country to country within the region. Generally, invasive infections by non-albicans Candida species are increasing. Candidozyma auris, formerly known as Candida auris, is causing serious health risks in all GCC countries, including those with appropriate diagnostic capacity and awareness.

Indexed as

CandidaCandida aurisCandidemiaCandidiasisUrinary Tract InfectionsAntifungal AgentsHumansMicrobial Sensitivity TestsMiddle EastPrevalenceYemenAntifungal AgentsArabian peninsulaCandidaepidemiologygulf cooperation council countriesinfectionsyeasts

Identifiers

PMID40491235
PMCPMC12149791

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