Candida Albicans
Candidiasisis a widespread fungal infection caused by a yeast (a type of fungus) called Candida, and the most common type is Candida albicans. It normally lives in small amounts on the skin and inside the body – in the mouth, throat, gut and vagina – without causing any problems. The ...
TheCandida General Informationsection expands on the knowledge base established on the Fungus Information page to explore the topics of “What is a Candida infection”, “How do you get a Candida infection”, “How do you know if you have a Candida infection”, and “How do you treat a Ca...
The fungus causes focal and systemic diseases, especially in neonates [4], [5]. Disease pathogenesis is enhanced by the organism’s propensity to colonize skin, adhere to medical devices, form biofilm, and secrete hydrolytic enzymes [1], [2]. Further, we have recently shown that lipid ...
We previously reported that intra-amnioticC. albicansrapidly colonizes the amniotic fluid, causing inflammation of the fetal skin and lungs, and progresses into a fetal systemic inflammatory response causing fetal death within 5 days after exposure [16,17]. In the present study, we show that fluco...
It's also a fungus - fungi or moulds, which is a sub-group of the yeast family of organisms. So exactly what is Candida? Well, it's a yeast or fungus infection known for it's rapid growth once it finds the perfect living or previously living host to connect itself to.Who Can Get...
Experts agree that Candida, which is a type of fungus, naturally lives on your skin and in your body and often doesn't cause any problems. However, an overgrowth of Candida may cause a fungal infection called candidiasis. Research suggests...
It was a friend that noticed that I had skin discoloration and patches in my suntan and pointed out that this was most likely a fungal infection. I was totally grossed out at that! I looked on google images and saw pictures exactly like my skin and found your website. When I started ...
C. albicans is a polymorphic fungus capable of transitioning reversibly between yeast, pseudohyphal, and hyphal forms. This ability is closely tied to its evolutionary adaptation within the human host. The unicellular yeast form C. albicans is typically considered a harmless colonizer. However, the ...
auris is the most important multidrug-resistant fungus. Then the anti-biofilm activities of the designed Ag-silicalite-1 nano-formulation can be used as a surface sterilizer against C. auris in the future. As it is known, C. auris contaminates many surfaces, devices and tools in the centers...