ALLMedicine Candidiasis Center

May 28th, 2020 - This most comprehensive analysis to date of γδ T cells in the murine uterus reveals them to compose a unique local T-cell compartment. Consistent with earlier reports, most cells expressed a canonical Vγ6Vδ1 TCR, and produced interleukin (IL)-17A ...

May 26th, 2020 - The number of invasive fungal infections has dramatically increased over the recent years, leading to high morbidity and mortality of immunocompromised patients. Candida albicans (C. albicans) has been recorded as the most frequent cause of life-t...

May 26th, 2020 - The intestinal microbiota plays a crucial role in human health, which could affect host immunity and the susceptibility to infectious diseases. However, the role of intestinal microbiota in the immunopathology of invasive candidiasis remains unkno...

May 21st, 2020 - To examine the risk of congenital malformations associated with exposure to oral fluconazole at commonly used doses in the first trimester of pregnancy for the treatment of vulvovaginal candidiasis. Population based cohort study. A cohort of pregn...

May 17th, 2020 - Candida albicans is a commensal organism that causes life-threatening or life-altering opportunistic infections. Treatment of Candida infections is limited by the paucity of anti-fungal drug classes. Naturally occurring antimicrobial peptides are ...

Nov 1st, 2019 - British HIV Association/British Infection Association guidelines on the management of opportunistic infection in people living with HIV: The clinical management of Candidiasis 2019.|2019|Dockrell DH,O’Shea D,Cartledge JD,Freedman AR,|diagnosis,dru...

Aug 30th, 2019 - Background: Fungal infections are of increasing incidence and importance in immunocompromised and immunocompetent patients. Timely diagnosis relies on appropriate use of laboratory testing in susceptible patients.Methods: The relevant literature r...

Sep 2nd, 2018 - The microbiome and the human body constitute an integrated superorganism, which is the result of millions of years of coevolution with mutual adaptation and functional integration, and confers significant benefits for both parties. This evolutiona...

Dec 24th, 2016 - The European Conference on Infections in Leukemia (ECIL) provides recommendations for diagnostic strategies and prophylactic, pre-emptive or targeted therapy strategies for various types of infection in patients with hematologic malignancies or he...

Dec 18th, 2015 - It is important to realize that guidelines cannot always account for individual variation among patients. They are not intended to supplant physician judgment with respect to particular patients or special clinical situations. IDSA considers adher...

May 28th, 2020 - This most comprehensive analysis to date of γδ T cells in the murine uterus reveals them to compose a unique local T-cell compartment. Consistent with earlier reports, most cells expressed a canonical Vγ6Vδ1 TCR, and produced interleukin (IL)-17A ...

May 27th, 2020 - Clotrimazole is indicated for the local treatment of oropharyngeal candidiasis. The diagnosis should be confirmed by a KOH smear and/or culture prior to treatment. Clotrimazole is also indicated prophylactically to reduce the incidence of orophary...

May 26th, 2020 - The number of invasive fungal infections has dramatically increased over the recent years, leading to high morbidity and mortality of immunocompromised patients. Candida albicans (C. albicans) has been recorded as the most frequent cause of life-t...

May 26th, 2020 - The intestinal microbiota plays a crucial role in human health, which could affect host immunity and the susceptibility to infectious diseases. However, the role of intestinal microbiota in the immunopathology of invasive candidiasis remains unkno...

May 26th, 2020 - Fluconazole tablets are indicated for the treatment of: 1. Vaginal candidiasis (vaginal yeast infections due to Candida) 2. Oropharyngeal and esophageal candidiasis. In open noncomparative studies of relatively small numbers of patients, fluconazo...

Jan 8th, 2020 - The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for use of micafungin sodium (Mycamine, Astellas Pharma Inc) for injection in children younger than 4 months of age. The indication spans candidemia,...

Dec 16th, 2019 - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The use of oral fluconazole or itraconazole during pregnancy might increase the risk of certain birth defects, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis. Topical azoles (clotrimazole, miconazole, and others) ar...

Dec 2nd, 2019 - SAN FRANSCISCO — Complications from oral cancer and the toxic effects of treatment — including demineralization, caries, fibrosis, candidiasis, pain, sensitivity, and aesthetic concerns — can continue long after any evidence of cancer is apparent,...

Sep 3rd, 2019 - As previously discussed, blood cultures are often negative with invasive candidiasis, as the window of opportunity is short and may be missed. As shown in murine models, it is easy to miss a narrow window of candidemia, leading to false-negative b.

Aug 20th, 2019 - Adalimumab (Humira) continued to be well tolerated through 7 years of use in children with polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), an interim analysis of observational registry data found. The rates of serious infections were two per 10...