Candida Diseases
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GI disease
occurs in immunocompromised—AIDS patients or newborns. get disease in esophagus as well as mouth
babies and people on antibiotics get disease limited to mouth only
Vulvovaaginitis
female AIDS patients
less severe—antibiotics patients
Host defenses against Candida
normal intestinal flora
normal T-cell function
Invasive candidiasis
most common invasive fungal infection
particularly common in those with central venous catheters or those on antibiotics
particularly severe in neutropenics
Category: Microbiology Notes
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