It is the purpose of this paper to call attention to the x-ray picture of candida esophagitis. The presence of C. albicans in the esophagus may lead to changes of the mucosa that can be demonstrated ...
The efficacy, safety, and tolerability of voriconazole and fluconazole were compared in 391 immunocompromised patients with mycology- and biopsy-proven esophageal candidiasis. Primary efficacy ...
Vicuron Pharmaceuticals Inc. filed a new drug application for its lead product, anidulafungin, an antifungal agent for the treatment of esophageal candidiasis, an infection of the esophagus that ...
Background. Severely immunocompromised individuals are highly susceptible to Candida infection of the esophagus. This randomized, double-blind study assessed the dose-response relationship of the new ...
SAN DIEGO -- CANCIDAS® (caspofungin acetate), given once daily, was evaluated as a treatment for patients three months to 17 years of age with documented or suspected fungal infections. The use of ...
The Infectious Diseases Society of America has published updated guidelines in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases on treating candidiasis, a serious, life-threatening fungal infection.
An estimated 1.5 million deaths worldwide are attributed to invasive fungal diseases annually. 5 Of these, hospital-acquired infections—most frequently caused by species of Candida—account for around ...
There are many fungi that live in the body that make up the normal body microbial flora. One type, Candida, a type of yeast, normally thrives in small amounts in areas such as the skin, abdomen, and ...
Yeast infections are rarely contagious and are commonly caused by an overgrowth of yeast. Though they aren't normally contagious, yeast infections can cause irritation and discomfort during sex, so ...