The frequency of Candida infection has been gradually increasing over the last several years, accompanied by a significant increase in morbidity and mortality. Candida albicans is the most pathogenic Candida species and is frequently identified in candidiasis lesions in humans.1 Twenty years ago, C. albicans represented 80% of the Candida species recovered from patients with oral and systemic candidiasis. Although C. albicans continues to be the most frequently isolated species, the number of infections caused by non-albicans species has increased significantly over the last two decades