Candidosis on veterinary medicine: a mycological, clinical and therapeutic approuch/Candidose na medicina veterinaria: um enfoque micologico, clinico e terapeutico

The Candida genus is composed by yeasts that live as commmensal on human and animals' microbiota. In general, they do not cause any damage to their hosts. However, due instability on chemical, physical and immunological defenses, these microorganisms can become pathogens. Candida spp. infections are rare on Veterinary Medicine. However, on the last years, a considerable raise of illness caused by these yeasts has been related on varied animal species. Several species of this genus has been mentioned as responsible for infectious diseases in animals, being C. albicans the main of them, followed by C. tropicalis and C. parapsilosis. Considering the pathogenic role of the genus Candida, allied to the emerging of resistant strains to the azole derivatives, in vitro, the present research proposed to perform a detailed review, approaching clinic-laboratorial, etiologic and therapeutic aspects of the candidosis on Veterinary medicine. Key words: Candida, candidiasis, veterinary, azoles and resistance. O genero Candida e composto por leveduras que vivem como comensais na microbiota de homens e animais. Em geral, nao causam nenhum dano aos seus hospedeiros, entretanto, em virtude de desequilibrios nas defesas quimica, fisica e imunologica, esses microrganismos podem se tornar patogenicos. Infeccoes por Candida spp. sao pouco frequentes na Medicina Veterinaria no entanto, nos ultimos anos, tem sido observado aumento consideravel de relatos de enfermidades causadas por essas leveduras, acometendo diferentes animais. Varias especies do genero sao implicadas em quadros infecciosos, sendo a C. albicans a principal delas, seguida por C. tropicalis e C. parapsilosis. Considerando-se o potencial patogenico do genero Candida, aliado ao surgimento de cepas resistentes a derivados azolicos, in vitro, o presente trabalho se propos a realizar detalhada revisao de literatura, abordando os aspectos clinico-laboratoriais, etiologicos e terapeuticos da candidose na Medicina Veterinaria. Palavras-chave: Candida, candidose, veterinaria, derivados azolicos e resistencia.