<prompt> Mucosal candidiasis is caused byCandida albicansCandida tropicalisCandida guilliermondiCandida krusei  <response>: A Candida albicans Mucosal Candidiasis Candidosis describes a group of yeastlike fungal infections involving the skin and mucous membranes. Infection is caused by Candida species, typically, Candida albicans. Acute pseudomembranous candidiasis thrush Thrush may be observed in healthy neonates or in persons in whom antibiotics, corticosteroids, or xerostomia disturb the oral microflora. Oropharyngeal thrush occasionally complicates the use of corticosteroid inhalers. Immune defects, especially HIV infection, immunosuppressive treatment, leukemias, lymphomas, cancer, and diabetes, may predispose patients to candidal infection. 