While the protective role of IFNγ in disseminated candidiasis is evident, IL17-mediated protective response in this model has mostly been controversial (Balish et al, 1998; Lavigne et al, 1998; MacCallum, 2009; Kashem et al, 2015; Mengesha & Conti, 2017). Here, IFNG is linked to disseminated candidiasis.