Dantwan Smith

Problems with Candida albicansDistribution of C. albicansWhat is C. albicans?SymptomsHealth related problemsFavorable conditionsTreatmentPrevention

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

Patients were getting oral, genital, epdiermal, and throat infections

Doctors noticed biofilm in those locations

Diaper rash in infantsSome fatalities

Grows on medical instruments used inside the intestinal tract and oral cavity( if the patient is infected)

Can spread easily if thorough sanitation is not performed

Patients obtained C. albicans in genitalia, oral cavity, and throat from improper sanitation of medical equipment

Patients with deficient immune systems diedPatients that were released exposed their

community for infection

Dimorphic fungus Switches between

unicellular yeast form and multicellular filamentous

Found mostly in the oral cavity and genitalia of humans

Can be found on epidermis of humans

Budding on lateral hyphaeUsual form

Becomes invasive via filamentous hyphae Biofilms readily form on implantable medical

instrumentsInfects host with unicellular yeast

multicellular filaments develop Lives in 80% of humans with no harmful

effects

hyphae

Budding

CandidiasisDiaper rash in infantsDeadly to

immunodeficient humansHIV patientsImmunodeficiency

disorderAngular chelitis Vaginal Yeast

Infection

Optimum growth at 37°CMoist Places on the body that do not get airUnclean places on the body

Skin scraping to expose yeastGrowth of a specimen on mediaPhysical appearance of biofilm

Fungal biofilm Yeast

ItchingSkin lesion or rash

Smaller lesions next large lesions

Infection of hair follicles

Skin redness or inflammation

Located on skin folds

Topical antifungal medicationsExposing the area to airOral antifungal medications

General hygieneKeeping skin folds on the body exposed to airElimination of obesityGood sugar control in diabetics

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In conclusion, C. albicans is a fungal yeast bacterium that is found mostly in women. Women can transfer the yeast to men by sexual intercourse or oral sex. Practicing good hygiene is one way of keeping the yeast from getting out of balance. If one manages to contract the yeast infection there are many different treatments that can subdue the infection. If the yeasts are not treated in time further proliferation in the esophagus could suffocate the individual.

Kauffman CA. Candidiasis. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine . 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 359.