Candida

Laboratory

• gram-positive organisms with pseudohyphae (Candida albicans)
• yeast forms
• Candida serology
• Candida antigen in serum
• Candida DNA
• Candida rRNA in vaginal fluid
• Candida identified by culture

Management

• Candica isolated from the respiratory tract or urinary tract usually represents colonization & treatment is not indicated unless clinical infection is suspected

More general terms

• Hypomycetes
• yeast

More specific terms

• Candida albicans
• Candida auris
• Candida glabrata (Torulopsis glabrata)
• Candida krusei
• Candida parapsilosis
• Candida pseudotropicalis
• Candida tropicalis

Additional terms

• candidemia
• candidiasis
• candiduria