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 //Candida albicans// is a fungus (a form of yeast) that plays a role in opportunistic oral and genital infections in humans. //C. albicans// biofilms readily form on the surface of implantable medical devices. Systemic fungal infections (fungemias) have emerged as important causes of morbidity and mortality in patients traditionally labelled as immunocompromised, e.g., AIDS, cancer chemotherapy, organ or bone marrow transplantation.  (According to the Marshall Pathogenesis, patients suffering from chronic inflammatory diseases are likewise immunocompromised.)  //Candida albicans// is a fungus (a form of yeast) that plays a role in opportunistic oral and genital infections in humans. //C. albicans// biofilms readily form on the surface of implantable medical devices. Systemic fungal infections (fungemias) have emerged as important causes of morbidity and mortality in patients traditionally labelled as immunocompromised, e.g., AIDS, cancer chemotherapy, organ or bone marrow transplantation.  (According to the Marshall Pathogenesis, patients suffering from chronic inflammatory diseases are likewise immunocompromised.) 
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 +Extrapolating to humans, these findings suggest that coconut oil could become the first dietary intervention to reduce C. albicans GI colonization.  [[https://msphere.asm.org/content/1/1/e00020-15|Dietary coconut oil also altered the metabolic program of colonizing C. albicans cells.]]
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 As the section devoted to antimicrobial peptides (AmPs) explains, the AmP cathelicidin is a component of the innate immune system, and is responsive to fungi.(({{pubmed>long:19817855}})) As the section devoted to antimicrobial peptides (AmPs) explains, the AmP cathelicidin is a component of the innate immune system, and is responsive to fungi.(({{pubmed>long:19817855}}))
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