Fungus
candida parapsilosis
Subclass of:
Candida (fungus)
Definitions related to candida parapsilosis:
  • A species of MITOSPORIC FUNGI and opportunistic pathogen associated with its ability to form BIOFILMS in catheters and parenteral nutrition IV lines. C. parapsilosis complex includes closely related species C. orthopsilosis; and C. metapsilosis.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • A species of yeast in the genus Candida.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Any fungal organism that can be assigned to the species Candida parapsilosis.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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