Candida Albicans

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Candida albicans is a species of yeast — a single-celled fungus — that's a normal part of the microbes that live in your gastrointestinal tract.

Small amounts of the yeast also live in various warm, moist areas throughout the body, including the mouth, rectum, vagina, and parts of your skin.

Its numbers are naturally kept in check by the bacteria and other microorganisms that make up your microbiome, the community of microorganisms that inhabit your body.

However, different factors can throw off your microbial balance, tipping the scales in favor of C. albicans and allowing the fungus to grow out of control and cause a yeast infection called candidiasis.

These factors include:

* Antibiotics, which kill both pathogenic (disease-causing) and beneficial bacteria
* Pregnancy
* Diabetes
* HIV and other things that impair the immune system, including steroids and chemotherapy

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