Candida albicans is a diploid fungus that grows both as yeast and filamentous cells and a causal agent of opportunistic oral and genital infections in humans, and candidal onychomycosis, an infection of the nail plate. Systemic fungal infections (fungemias) including those by C. albicans have emerged as important causes of morbidity and mortality ...
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This is a type of yeast that is found on the skin and the mucous membranes of the body. Many broad-spectrum antibiotics do not affect Candida albicans which can lead to an overgrowth ( candidiasis ).
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(from the article `candidiasis`) infectious disease produced by the yeastlike fungus Candida albicans and closely related species. A common inhabitant of the mouth, vagina, and ... Candidiasis (yeast infection) is caused by Candida albicans (sometimes called Monilia albicans), which produces in women a thick, whitish vaginal ... ...t...
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A yeast that causes thrush and in more severe cases, symptoms can affect the whole body
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<fungus> A dimorphic fungus that is an opportunistic pathogen of humans. A common aetiological agent for candidiasis and thrush. This species is found as a part of the normal gastrointestinal flora. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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A dimorphic fungus that is an opportunistic pathogen of humans (causing candidiasis).
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. a fungal species ordinarily a part of humans' normal gastrointestinal flora, which only becomes pathogenic when there is a disturbance in the balance of flora or in an impairment of the host defenses from other causes; resulting disease states may vary from limited to generalized cutaneous or mucocutaneous infections, to ...
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Candida albicans: A yeast-like fungal organism found in small amounts in the normal human intestinal tract. Normally kept in check by the body's own helpful bacteria, C. albicans can increase in numbers when this balance is disturbed to cause candidiasis of the intestinal tract, or yeast infections of other parts of the body. C. albicans causes thr...
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There is a similar condition of the vagina. Synonyms: aphthae, sore mouth, aphthous stomatitis. Small round superficial ulcerations, which first appear in the mouth.
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n] - a parasitic fungus that can infect the mouth or the skin or the intestines or the vagina
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Monilia albicans noun a parasitic fungus that can infect the mouth or the skin or the intestines or the vagina
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Candida albicans is a yeastlike fungus that commonly causes infections.
Candida albicans lives in the mucous membranes of the mouth, vaginal tract, and the intestines. Certain conditions such as pregnancy, oral contraception, antibiotic use, or a compromised immune system can cause an overgrowth of
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