Candida tropicalis

Candida tropicalis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Saccharomycetes
Order:	Saccharomycetales
Family:	Saccharomycetaceae
Genus:	Candida
Species:	C. tropicalis
Binomial name
	Candida tropicalis; (Castellani) Berkhout (1923)
Synonyms
	Oidium tropicale Castellani (1910); Endomyces tropicalis Castellani (1911); Atelosaccharomyces tropicalis Catellani (1918);

Candida tropicalis is a species of yeast in the genus Candida. It is a common pathogen in neutropenic hosts, in whom it may spread through the bloodstream to peripheral organs. For invasive disease, treatments include amphotericin B, echinocandins, or extended-spectrum triazole antifungals.

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