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SECTION I - INFECTIOUS AGENT
NAME: Candida albicans
SYNONYM OR CROSS REFERENCE: Candidiasis, Thrush, Moniliasis
CHARACTERISTICS: Oval, budding yeast, produces pseudohyphae in culture
and in tissues and exudates
SECTION II - HEALTH HAZARD
PATHOGENICITY: Mycosis of superficial layers of skin or mucous membranes
(oral thrush, vulvovaginitis, paronychia, onychomycosis, intertrigo); ulcers or
pseudomembranes in esophagus, gastrointestinal tract or bladder;
hematogenous dissemination may produce lesions in kidney, spleen, lung,
liver, prosthetic cardiac valve, eye, meninges, brain
EPIDEMIOLOGY: Worldwide
HOST RANGE: Humans
INFECTIOUS DOSE: Unknown
MODE OF TRANSMISSION: Endogenous spread (part of normal human flora);
by contact with excretions of mouth, skin, and feces from patients or carriers;
from mother to infant during childbirth; disseminated candidiasis may originate
from mucosal lesions, unsterile narcotic injections, catheters
INCUBATION PERIOD: Variable
COMMUNICABILITY: Communicable for duration of lesions
SECTION III - DISSEMINATION
RESERVOIR: Humans (normal human flora)
ZOONOSIS: None
VECTORS: None
SECTION IV - VIABILITY
DRUG SUSCEPTIBILITY: Sensitive to nystatin, clotrimazole, ketoconazole,
fluconazole, amphotericin B for invasive candidiasis
DRUG RESISTANCE: Resistant strains have been described for all the above
antifungal drugs
SUSCEPTIBILITY TO DISINFECTANTS: Sensitive to 1% sodium hypochlorite,
2% glutaraldehyde, formaldehyde; only moderately sensitive to 70% ethanol
file://C:\DOCUME~1\ALEXHO~1.EUR\LOCALS~1\Temp\54UUZF0P.htm PHYSICAL INACTIVATION: Inactivated by moist heat (121°C for at least 15
min)
SURVIVAL OUTSIDE HOST: Survives outside of host, especially in moist,
dark areas
SECTION V - MEDICAL
SURVEILLANCE: Monitor for symptoms; microscopic demonstration of
pseudohyphae and/or yeast cells in infected tissue or fluid; confirmation by
culture
FIRST AID/TREATMENT: Administer antibiotic therapy as required
IMMUNIZATION: None
PROPHYLAXIS: None
SECTION VI - LABORATORY HAZARDS
LABORATORY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS: 2 reported laboratory-acquired
infections with Candida
SOURCES/SPECIMENS: Sputum, bronchial washings, stool, urine, mucosal
surfaces, skin or wound exudates, CSF, blood
PRIMARY HAZARDS: Accidental parenteral inoculation, exposure of mucous
membranes to droplets and aerosols, ingestion
SPECIAL HAZARDS: None
SECTION VII - RECOMMENDED PRECAUTIONS
CONTAINMENT REQUIREMENTS: Biosafety level 2 practices, containment
equipment and facilities for the manipulation of this organism
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING: Laboratory coat; gloves when contact with
infectious materials is unavoidable
OTHER PRECAUTIONS: None
SECTION VIII - HANDLING INFORMATION
SPILLS: Allow aerosols to settle; wearing protective clothing, gently cover spill
with absorbent paper towel and apply 1% sodium hypochlorite, starting at
perimeter and working towards the centre; allow sufficient contact time (30 min)
before clean up
DISPOSAL: Decontaminate before disposal; steam sterilization, chemical
disinfection, incineration
STORAGE: In sealed containers that are appropriately labelled
SECTION IX - MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION
Date prepared: November 1999
Prepared by: Office of Laboratory Security, PHAC
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