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Description

Candida parapsilosis is a commensal fungus of human skin and a major cause of infection in immunocompromised and hospitalized patients with serious comorbidities. It is oval, round, or cylindrical in shape, and exists as a yeast or pseudohyphae. Infection with C parapsilosis in humans has increased significantly over the past 10 years, and is especially dangerous to critically ill neonates, that experience more than 25% of all invasive fungal infections in low-birth weight infants in the United Kingdom, and nearly one-third of neonatal Candida bloodstream infections in North America. C parapsilosis is known to be spread by hand contact in the hospital environment, but can also form biofilms on catheters and other implant devices and spread from there. It is not an obligate human pathogen and has been isolated from domestic animals, insects, soil, and marine environments. PMID: 18854483 Source: Regenstrief LOINC

Basic Part Properties

Part Display Name
Candida parapsilosis
Part Type
Component (Describes the core component or analyte measured)
Created On
2012-01-19
Construct for LOINC Short Name
C parap

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Tag Language Translation
zh-CN Chinese (China) 近平滑假丝酵母
Synonyms: 近平滑念珠菌
es-ES Spanish (Spain) Candida parapsilosis
it-IT Italian (Italy) Candida parapsilosis
tr-TR Turkish (Turkey) Candida parapsilosis
ru-RU Russian (Russian Federation) Candida parapsilosis
nl-NL Dutch (Netherlands) Candida parapsilosis
pl-PL Polish (Poland) Candida parapsilosis
Synonyms: Candida parapsilosis