Use Drqize method, by placing adhesive tape on the mice and quickly strip the tape off repeatedly until when the places formed abrasion. Apply the an inoculum from a culture of Candida albicans or Candida tropicalis; or use scrapings from skin or nail of patients with paronychia or intertrigenous candidisis. After application, use tape to seal the localized site of fungal application. Check the site after a week. Check the protocols of Draize skin irritancy test for more info.
dear Mustapha Umar , is this a reliable procedures (used previously) to induce a dermal candidiasis? if you have a documented paper , i would be thankful......