Pathogens
Candida albicans

Candida albicans

Precautions

Routine Practices

Susceptibilities

General Information

Fungus - Yeast

Invasive infections in immunocompromised hosts and hospitalized patients, but can cause mucocutaneous disease in normal hosts (i.e. vaginitis).

Normally found in the GI tract and on skin.

Often a colonizer.

  • Candidemia

  • Endocarditis

  • Line Infections

  • UTI

  • Endopthalmitis

  • Thrush

  • Esophagitis

  • Vulvovaganitis

  • Hepatosplenic

  • Infectious Disease consultation recommended in invasive infection
  • July 2021: Sensitivity testing for C. albicans is temporarily unavailable, please contact Infectious Diseases for guidance on empiric treatment