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Serology reagents intended to detect serum antibody titers or antigens to Candida albicans, a yeast-like species of imperfect fungi of the family Cryptococcaceae. These fungi are part of the normal flora of the skin, mouth, intestinal tract, and vagina; they can cause superficial infection of the moist cutaneous areas of the body. The fungi may also infect the blood stream (i.e., deep candidiasis), frequently in immunocompromised patients.
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