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MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET - INFECTIOUS SUBSTANCES SECTION I - INFECTIOUS AGENT NAME: Candida albicans SYNONYM OR CROSS REFERENCE: Candidiasis, Thrush, Moniliasis CHARACTERISTICS: Oval, budding yeast, produces pseudohyphae in culture and in tissues and exudates SECTION II - HEALTH HAZARD PATHOGENICITY: Mycosis of superficial layers of skin or mucous membranes (oral thrush, vulvovaginitis, paronychia, onychomycosis, intertrigo); ulcers or pseudomembranes in esophagus, gastrointestinal tract or bladder; hematogenous dissemination may produce lesions in kidney, spleen, lung, liver, prosthetic cardiac valve, eye, meninges, brain EPIDEMIOLOGY: Worldwide HOST RANGE: Humans INFECTIOUS DOSE: Unknown MODE OF TRANSMISSION: Endogenous spread (part of normal human flora); by contact with excretions of mouth, skin, and feces from patients or carriers; from mother to infant during childbirth; disseminated candidiasis may originate from mucosal lesions, unsterile narcotic injections, catheters INCUBATION PERIOD: Variable COMMUNICABILITY: Communicable for duration of lesions SECTION III - DISSEMINATION RESERVOIR: Humans (normal human flora) ZOONOSIS: None VECTORS: None SECTION IV - VIABILITY DRUG SUSCEPTIBILITY: Sensitive to nystatin, clotrimazole, ketoconazole, fluconazole, amphotericin B for invasive candidiasis DRUG RESISTANCE: Resistant strains have been described for all the above antifungal drugs SUSCEPTIBILITY TO DISINFECTANTS: Sensitive to 1% sodium hypochlorite, 2% glutaraldehyde, formaldehyde; only moderately sensitive to 70% ethanol
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PHYSICAL INACTIVATION: Inactivated by moist heat (121°C for at least 15 min) SURVIVAL OUTSIDE HOST: Survives outside of host, especially in moist, dark areas SECTION V - MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE: Monitor for symptoms; microscopic demonstration of pseudohyphae and/or yeast cells in infected tissue or fluid; confirmation by culture FIRST AID/TREATMENT: Administer antibiotic therapy as required IMMUNIZATION: None PROPHYLAXIS: None SECTION VI - LABORATORY HAZARDS LABORATORY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS: 2 reported laboratory-acquired infections with Candida SOURCES/SPECIMENS: Sputum, bronchial washings, stool, urine, mucosal surfaces, skin or wound exudates, CSF, blood PRIMARY HAZARDS: Accidental parenteral inoculation, exposure of mucous membranes to droplets and aerosols, ingestion SPECIAL HAZARDS: None SECTION VII - RECOMMENDED PRECAUTIONS CONTAINMENT REQUIREMENTS: Biosafety level 2 practices, containment equipment and facilities for the manipulation of this organism PROTECTIVE CLOTHING: Laboratory coat; gloves when contact with infectious materials is unavoidable OTHER PRECAUTIONS: None SECTION VIII - HANDLING INFORMATION SPILLS: Allow aerosols to settle; wearing protective clothing, gently cover spill with absorbent paper towel and apply 1% sodium hypochlorite, starting at perimeter and working towards the centre; allow sufficient contact time (30 min) before clean up DISPOSAL: Decontaminate before disposal; steam sterilization, chemical disinfection, incineration STORAGE: In sealed containers that are appropriately labelled SECTION IX - MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION Date prepared: November 1999 Prepared by: Office of Laboratory Security, PHAC
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