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Clinical challenges in diagnosis and treatment of recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis

SAGE Open Medicine, 2022
Vulvovaginal candidiasis is a common infection associated most often with the overgrowth of the fungal species Candida albicans . Although most women will have at least one episode of vulvovaginal candidiasis in their lifetime, some will experience ...
Chemen M Neal, Mark G Martens
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Oral Candidiasis Associated with Aging and Salivary Hypofunction in Stomatitis Patients [PDF]

Journal of Fungi
Objectives: Stomatitis is a broad term for oral mucosal inflammation, and oral candidiasis represents one of its common subtypes caused by fungal infection.
Yeon-Hee Lee, Solsol Seo, Tae-Seok Kim, Sang-woo Lee   +3 more
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Candidiasis knowledge, Self-Reported infection history, preventive practices, and associated factors among female tertiary students in Ghana [PDF]

BMC Women's Health
Background Candidiasis, a prevalent fungal infection caused by Candida species, poses significant health challenges, particularly for females who are more vulnerable, in environments like tertiary institutions where students are exposed to various risk ...
Elsie Fafa King, Petra Osei Amankwah, Emmanuel Abu Bonsra, Awolu Adam   +3 more
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Invasive candidiasis: current clinical challenges and unmet needs in adult populations

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 2023
Invasive candidiasis (IC) is a serious infection caused by several Candida species, and the most common fungal disease in hospitals in high-income countries.
Á. Soriano, P. Honore, P. Puerta-Alcalde, C. García-Vidal, Anna Pagotto, D. Gonçalves-Bradley, P. Verweij   +6 more
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Candidiasis and Other Emerging Yeasts

Current Fungal Infection Reports, 2023
Purpose of Review The review presents a comprehensive and updated information on the contemporary status of invasive candidiasis (IC), other emerging yeast infections, and the challenges they present in terms of at-risk population, specific virulence ...
Megha Sharma, A. Chakrabarti
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FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH VAGINAL CANDIDIASIS AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN AT KAWAALA HEALTH CENTRE IV, KAMPALA DISTRICT. A CROSS-SECTIONAL DESCRIPTIVE STUDY.

Student's Journal of Health Research Africa, 2023
Introduction: Vaginal candidiasis refers to a fungal infection that causes irritation, discharge, and intense itchiness of the vagina. This study assessed the factors associated with Vaginal Candidiasis among pregnant women at Kawaala Health Centre IV ...
Livingstone Kawenyera
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Risk of candidiasis associated with interleukin-17 inhibitors: A real-world observational study of multiple independent sources

The Lancet Regional Health. Europe, 2022
Summary: Background: Biologics directed against the T-helper (Th)-17 pathway have been approved for several inflammatory diseases. Interleukin (IL)-17 is involved in anti-Candida host defense, and clinical trials suggested increased candidiasis ...
Linda Davidson, Juul M.P.A. van den Reek, Mariolina Bruno, Florence van Hunsel, Ron M.C. Herings, Vasiliki Matzaraki, Collins K. Boahen, Vinod Kumar, Hans M.M. Groenewoud, Frank L. van de Veerdonk, Mihai G. Netea, Elke M.G.J. de Jong, Bart Jan Kullberg   +12 more
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Diagnosis and Treatment of Invasive Candidiasis

Antibiotics, 2022
Candida species, belonging to commensal microbial communities in humans, cause opportunistic infections in individuals with impaired immunity. Pathogens encountered in more than 90% cases of invasive candidiasis include C. albicans, C.
N. Barantsevich, E. Barantsevich
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Autoimmune Polyendocrinopathy-Candidiasis-Ectodermal Dystrophy

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2021
Autoimmune polyendocrinopathy-candidiasis-ectodermal dystrophy (APECED), also known as autoimmune polyglandular syndrome type-1 (APS-1), is a rare monogenic autoimmune disease caused by loss-of-function mutations in the autoimmune regulator (AIRE) gene ...
Elise M. N. Ferré, Monica M. Schmitt, Michail S. Lionakis   +2 more
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Oral Microbiota Composition and Function Changes During Chronic Erythematous Candidiasis

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2021
Oral microbiota is constantly changing with the host state, whereas the oral microbiome of chronic erythematous candidiasis remains poorly understood. The aim of this study was to compare oral microbial signatures and functional profiling between chronic
Xin Lyu, Hui Zheng, Xu Wang, Xu Wang, Heyu Zhang, Lu Gao, Zhe Xun, Qian Zhang, Xuesong He, Hong Hua, Zhimin Yan, Feng Chen   +11 more
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