1 In such cases you need to treat the ear with chlorhexidine 4% followed by clotramizole ointment or other medications that kill yeast.  Many a times, a dogâs ear smells and is inflamed due to food allergies. If so, you must put your dog on a diet recommended by your vet.
Photomicrograph of the fungus Candida albicans. Candidiasis is a fungal infection caused by yeasts that belong to the genus Candida. There are over 20 species of Candida yeasts that can cause infection in humans, the most common of which is Candida albicans.
In healthy individuals candida albicans and candida tropicalis rarely cause candida skin infections on smooth surfaces. The most prolific types of candida to infect the smooth skin surfaces are candida guilliermondii and candida parapsilosis.xperiments have been run with other species of candida to determine their propensity to cause candida skin infections. But candida albicans was found to have the highest rate of pathogenicity for the skin in the highly susceptible areas where moisture is present.