CLEC7A and infection: Dectin-1 KO mice trended toward slightly increased fungal burden in the kidneys and/or brains compared to WT mice at these timepoints (20–30 days) (Figure 3B), although statistically significant increases were not identified at these timepoints for infection with most of the Candida spp., We then investigated the importance of Dectin-1 during the early stages of infection.