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Microbiology reagents intended to identify 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; Candida albicans is the Candida species that most frequently causes superficial infection of the moist cutaneous areas of the body (i.e., candidiasis). The fungi may also infect the blood stream (i.e., deep candidiasis), especially in immunocompromised patients.
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