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Candida Albicans

A form of yeast, and a causal agent of opportunistic oral and genital infections in humans. Systemic fungal infections have emerged as important causes of morbidity and mortality amongst those with compromised immune systems.

 

C. albicans is commensal (relationship between two organisms where one organism benefits but the other is unaffected) and is among the gut flora, (the many organisms which live in the human mouth and gastrointestinal tract).

 

Under normal circumstances, C. albicans resides in 80% of the human population with no harmful effects. Overgrowth may result in candidiasis. (commonly called yeast infection or thrush, also known as, Candidosis, Moniliasis, and Oidiomycosis).

 

Candida albicans is the most common. [2] of the candida species.

 

Under normal healthy conditions Candida is kept under control by good bacteria, the immune system and intestinal pH levels.

These organisms are part of the normal flora of the alimentary canal, anus, mouth, skin and vagina, they may, however, proliferate and become pathogenic under certain conditions.

 

 

Mycosis - any disease caused by fungi.) [1]

 

  1. mercksource.com
  2. ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Other Web Sites                                                                                                                                                                                          

National Candida Society (UK)

Asociación Española de Candidiasis (Spain)

Candida Clubben (Norway)

 

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