Background: Candida species are the third most common cause of pediatric health care–associated bloodstream infection in the United States and Europe. To our knowledge, this report from the ...

The Food and Drug Administration has approved the supplemental New Drug Application for Mycamine for the treatment of candidemia, acute disseminated candidiasis, Candida peritonitis and abscesses ...

Candida infection is a fungal infection. ... In children and adults who are otherwise clinically stable fluconazole or echinocandin group of antifungal drugs like caspofungin, ...

This study tested chlorhexidine (CHX) in 18 such children with +ve oral culture for Candida (mean CD4 count 474; clinical signs of candidiasis in 9 only), and 18 without (783; ...

Candida albicans (C. albicans ) is a type of yeast that’s a healthy, normal part of the microbes that live in your body, but it can contribute to yeast infections.

A person with diabetes has a higher chance of getting a yeast infection. Learn why diabetes increases the risk, how to recognize a yeast infection, and what to do.

Since invasive candidiasis is very serious, it must be treated seriously and diligently. It can spread to major organs, cause organ failure, sepsis, and possible death if untreated, Mitchell says.

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2012;31(12):1252-1257. Our study has several limitations inherent in most multicenter registries. First, we are open to selection bias because we cannot ensure complete ...