Candida orthopsilosis

Preferred Label : Candida orthopsilosis;

NCIt synonyms : C. orthopsilosis;

NCIt related terms : Candida parapsilosis group II;

NCIt definition : A yeast in the phylum Ascomycota. This species is oval, round, or cylindrical shaped, ferments glucose, does not form true hyphae and exists in either a yeast phase or a pseudohyphal form. C. orthopsilosis a commensal of human skin, and an opportunistic human pathogen which may cause superficial cutaneous infections.;

Alternative definition : CDISC: Any fungal organism that can be assigned to the species Candida orthopsilosis.;

Taxon ID : 27337;

Details

Origin ID

C114260;

UMLS CUI

C1478347;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Candida orthopsilosis [MeSH concept]
- Candida orthopsilosis (organism) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Candida parapsilosis [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Fungus [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Candida orthopsilosis (organism) [SNOMED CT concept]
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- CDISC SDTM Microorganism Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CDISC SDTM Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium Terminology [NCIt concept]

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