Micro question: Candida and neutropenia

[pleaseletmepass]

If immunity against Candida is cell mediated (mainly by T cells), why does neutropenia predispose one to Candida infections?
Thanks for the help.

plmp

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[GOGETA]

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[GOGETA]

T lymphocytes protects your body from localised candidiasis that why you can see candidiasis in patients with low T count or oral candidiasis when they use steroids for asthma.

Neuthrophils prevent the candida to diseminate, so if you have low neutro then you will have diseminated candidiasis.