Fungus
candida albicans
Effect:
Cell-mediated Immunity; Increased Histamine Release; Increased IgG Production; Increased T Lymphocyte Activation
May Treat:
Hypersensitivity
More Information:
ChemID; DailyMed; PDR
Definitions related to candida albicans:
  • A species of diploid fungus in the phylum Ascomycota which is capable of mating but not of meiosis, and is a causal agent of opportunistic oral and genital infections in humans.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A unicellular budding fungus which is the principal pathogenic species causing CANDIDIASIS (moniliasis).
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Any fungal organism that can be assigned to the species Candida albicans.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • Etiologic agent of candidiasis.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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