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Cards (3)
causes
candidiasis.
members of
normal flora
of
skin
,
mucous membranes
and
gastrointestinal tract
most common agents are
C.albicans
,
C.parapsilosis
Morphology and identification
as
oval
,
budding
yeast
cells
form
pseudohyphae
unlike other species of Candita,
C.albicans
is
dimorphic
produce
true
hyphae.
Candita species produce
soft, cream-colored
colonies
Diagnostic laboratory tests
(1) Specimens
(2)
Microscopic
examination
(3) Culture
on
fungal
or
bacteriological
media
at
37
°C
C.albicans is identified by
production
of
germ tubes
or
chlamydospores.
(4)
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