Candida tropicalis Isolates from Mexican Republic Exhibit High Susceptibility to Bleomycin and Variable Susceptibility to Hydrogen Peroxide.

Candida sp. are found as part of the commensal flora in humans but can cause invasive candidiasis in patients with severe underlying disease, especially cancer patients. These patients are frequently subjected to nonsurgical anticancer treatments such as ionizing radiation and anticancer drugs, which kill proliferating human cells by damaging DNA but also affect the microbiota of the patient.