Types of candidiasis

Candidiasis is an opportunistic infection caused by Candida, a type of fungi. Fungi are eukaryotic organisms found in the form of yeasts, moulds, or dimorphic fungi. Candida is a form of yeast. Candidiasis occurs most commonly as a secondary infection in immunocompromised individuals.(1)

Oral candidiasis can be pseudomembranous, erythematous, and chronic hyperplastic candidiasis.

The incidence of invasive and disseminative candidiasis has been on the rise globally, and people with an impaired immune system are the most vulnerable.(2,3)

Reference

1. Dubey AK, Singla RK. Current Trends in Anti-Candida Drug Development. Curr Top Med Chem. 2019;19(28):2525-2526.
2. Satoh K, Makimura K, Hasumi Y, Nishiyama Y, Uchida K, Yamaguchi H. Candida auris sp. nov. a novel ascomycetous yeast isolated from the external ear canal of an inpatient in a Japanese hospital. Microbiol Immunol. 2009. Jan 15;53(1):41–4.
3. UK Health Security Agency (August 21st 2025). Management of patients who test positive for C. auris (colonised or infected).