(1) In vivo (systemic treatment of septicemic candidiasis of the mouse) the combination of 5-FC with amph.
(2) An esophageal candidiasis resistant to oral antifungals was the most frequent disease found (22 single infections and four mixed with viruses).
(3) While systemic infection was common (10 patients), there were only 5 cases of intracranial infection; including 3 cases of cytomegalovirus infection, one of candidiasis and one of aspergillosis.
(4) We studied a 15-year-old boy with chronic intestinal candidiasis who had normal serum IgA levels without IgA in his secretions.
(5) The present paper presents a case of placental and fetal candidiasis in association with the presence of an intra-uterine contraceptive device (IUD).
(6) Two patients with diffuse splenic lesions underwent splenectomy and were proven to have candidiasis.
(7) The decrease in saliva causes chronic oral discomfort and functional problems and predisposes patients to dental caries and oral candidiasis.
(8) Other coexisting diagnoses included candidiasis, Kaposi's sarcoma, and malignant lymphoma.
(9) The report also provides further evidence that fluconazole, a new broad-spectrum antifungal drug, can be safely and effectively used for the long-term treatment of deep-seated hepatic candidiasis.
(10) Until better methods of early detection are available, patients at high risk for the development of invasive candidiasis should continue to receive empiric antifungal agent therapy.
(11) The light and scanning electron microscopic appearances of candidiasis involving the dentin of teeth are described.
(12) Yeasts, mainly Candida albicans, were isolated from the mouths of 41% of the outpatients and precipitins were found in 17.5% although none of the patients had clinically overt candidiasis.
(13) Chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis was diagnosed first in early childhood and was followed by the development of hypoparathyroidism (4 yrs) and adrenal insufficiency (5 yrs).
(14) A clinical diagnosis of oral candidiasis was made in 70% of subjects.
(15) A total of thirteen of fourteen (93%) of the seropositive men and twenty-six of fifty-two (50%) of the HIV seronegative men had culture-confirmed oral candidiasis.
(16) We examined the reliability of Cand-Tec to diagnose invasive candidiasis in 142 consecutive in-patients intensively treated with chemo-radiation therapy.
(17) A child with cystic fibrosis and asthma developed pulmonary candidiasis.
(18) In this retrospective study, the outcome of candiduria was examined in a group of 54 pediatric patients to determine any predictors of disseminated candidiasis.
(19) Large survey studies of women with lower genital tract symptoms suggestive of vaginitis have demonstrated the presence of three major etiologic categories in acute vaginitis: (1) nonspecific vaginosis (Gardnerella vaginalis), (2) vulvovaginal candidiasis (Candida albicans), and (3) trichomoniasis (Trichomonas vaginalis).
(20) A rectal smear is very essential in case of suspected candidiasis.
Fungal
Definition:
(a.) Of or pertaining to fungi.
Example Sentences:
(1) The results confirm studies performed in our laboratory on cytotoxicity and on functional membrane proteins of fungal and mammalian cells [1,2], suggesting a common mechanism of toxicity by the action of hydrophobic xenobiotics on biomembranes.
(2) Cyclosporine is a fungal endecapeptide of novel chemical structure that causes preferential inhibition of T helper cells.
(3) 27 had fungal corneal ulcers and seven had bacterial corneal ulcers.
(4) Morphologic and microbiologic study of the operation and biopsy specimens, obtained from 73 patients with odontogenic inflammatory processes has shown that in 38% of cases the inflammation was induced by mixed fungal and bacterial flora.
(5) The molecular structure of the hexagonal crystal form of porcine pepsin (EC 3.4.23.1), an aspartic proteinase from the gastric mucosa, has been determined by molecular replacement using the fungal enzyme, penicillopepsin (EC 3.4.23.6), as the search model.
(6) These findings in a patient with acute leukaemia are strongly suspicious of fungal infection, and percutaneous fine-needle aspiration under ultrasound or computed tomography-guidance is indicated.
(7) This animal model shows that protective immunity can be established, and once developed, provide a better model for the study of important aspects of immunity in fungal disease.
(8) Both techniques are used by industry and regulatory agencies to monitor levels of fungal contamination at various stages of food handling, storing, processing and marketing.
(9) Amphotericin B has a broad spectrum of action that includes most of the major fungal pathogens of man.
(10) After successful right adrenalectomy the clinical signs of Cushing's syndrome disappeared and no evidence of either bacterial or fungal infection were noted one year postoperatively.
(11) Although T cells were reduced in number in patients with SLE, their function appeared unimpaired, as shown by normal lymphocyte transformation to phytohemagglutinin and bacterial and fungal antigens.
(12) In this review, many of the recent scientific advances that have been made in the immunological aspects of the pathogenesis of fungal infections are presented.
(13) Although there was no significant difference in overall mortality between the groups, fewer deaths were ascribed to acute systemic fungal infections in the group receiving fluconazole than in the group receiving placebo (1 of 179 vs. 10 of 177, P less than 0.001).
(14) The regulation of excessive fluorescence of fungal cells during microscopic observation is discussed.
(15) A high index of suspicion should be maintained when transplanting lungs containing Candida species, as we believe there is substantial evidence of donor transmission of the fungal agents.
(16) Results showed no consistent difference in either the total viable fungal content or the number of different mold species encountered between the labeled and unlabeled foods.
(17) The allylamines represent one of the newest classes of compounds shown to be effective in the management of fungal disorders.
(18) Ionic flux is most likely to regulate the chemiosmotic potential differences across vacuolysosomal membranes in animal, plant, and fungal cells.
(19) To determine whether virulence might be related to C. albicans growth in different proteolytic environments, we measured renal fungal load in burned mice and found significantly greater Candida census in kidneys from mice that were challenged with a high proteinase-generating parent C. albicans (MY 1044) versus those that were challenged with its low proteinase-generating mutant (MY 1049).
(20) There was an 11.4 percent incidence of positive bacterial or fungal cultures from the catheter tip.