For over a decade, countless patients with extensive, chronic gastrointestinal complaints have found their way to my clinical nutrition practice believing that “systemic candida” — or, a pervasive ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Vitamin D level is linked to susceptibility to infections, but its relevance in candidemia is unknown. We aimed to investigate the in vivo ...

A team of Indian scientists has identified a weak spot in Candida albicans, the fungus behind life-threatening systemic candidiasis (a serious fungal infection), offering hope for faster, targeted ...

Major fungal infections have become more common across the globe, and one unexpected phenomenon among the rise of fungi is life-threatening infections as a result of a complication of certain ...

Candida albicans is a yeast that often lives in the human digestive tract and mouth, as well as urinary and reproductive organs. Usually, it doesn't cause disease in its host, but under certain ...

Infections are common, and many are becoming increasingly hard for clinicians to treat. Antibiotics are often used to treat or prevent bacterial infections, especially in critically ill patients. New ...

Yeast is a type of fungus that normally lives on your skin and in places like your mouth and intestines. It also lives in the vagina. Yeast is usually harmless, unless it grows too much. Then it can ...

Background. Candida species are among the most common etiologies of nosocomial bloodstream infections, causing a mortality of >40%. The murine model of hematogenously disseminated candidiasis is the ...