Candida albicans, Fungal Infection, LM
Hstopathologic changes associated with a fungal infection, which had spread to this rabbit kidney tissue sample, and which was due to the pathogen, Candida albicans. Candidemia (a bloodstream infection with Candida), , invasive candidiasis, is the fourth most common bloodstream infection among hospitalized patients in the United States. People at high risk for developing candidemia include: intensive care unit (ICU) patients, surgical patients, patients with a central venous catheter, people whose immune systems are weakened (such as people with HIV/AIDS) and very low-birth-weight infants. Magnification unknown.
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