This page lists all known medications that could potentially lead to 'Candida albicans infection' as a side effect. It's important to note that mild side effects are quite common with medications. The ...

Like many fungi and one-celled organisms, Candida albicans, a normally harmless microbe that can turn deadly, has long been thought to reproduce without sexual mating. But a new study shows that C.

The yeast Candida albicans colonizes mucosal surfaces and is usually harmless. However, under certain conditions it can cause dangerous infections. New research shows that eosinophils, immune cells ...

Before Candida auris was identified in 2009, most invasive candida infections were caused by Candida albicans. For the most part, healthy people do not have to worry about invasive candida infections.

In contrast to cutaneous infections, which are heavily dependent on acquired immunity, innate immunity appears to be more important in determining disease outcome during invasive candidiasis. This ...

Medically reviewed by Cordelia Nwankwo, MD Key Takeaways A yeast infection under the breast often occurs due to warmth, ...

“In our study, we focused on Candida albicans and the importance of its toxin Candidalysin. The fungus is a natural part of the human microbiome and coexists with numerous other microorganisms such as ...

An estimated 1.5 million deaths worldwide are attributed to invasive fungal diseases annually. 5 Of these, hospital-acquired infections—most frequently caused by species of Candida—account for around ...

On the battleground of the human body, microbes use every skill to mask, infiltrate, manipulate, and evade the immune radar. The World Health Organization’s first ever fungal priority pathogens list ...

A protein called Sir2 may facilitate C. albicans' transition from ovoid yeast to thread-like hypha. C. albicans cells that were missing the Sir2 gene were less likely to form true hyphae in lab ...