 Candida
"Candida" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A genus of yeast-like mitosporic Saccharomycetales fungi characterized by producing yeast cells, mycelia, pseudomycelia, and blastophores. It is commonly part of the normal flora of the skin, mouth, intestinal tract, and vagina, but can cause a variety of infections, including CANDIDIASIS; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; vulvovaginal candidiasis (CANDIDIASIS, VULVOVAGINAL), and thrush (see CANDIDIASIS, ORAL). (From Dorland, 28th ed)
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D002175
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.300.381.147 B01.300.930.176
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| Concept/Terms |
Candida- Candida
- Candidas
- Monilia
- Monilias
Torulopsis utilis- Torulopsis utilis
- Torulopsis utili
- utili, Torulopsis
- utilis, Torulopsis
Candida utilis- Candida utilis
- Candida utili
- utili, Candida
- utilis, Candida
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2009 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2011 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2012 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Candida" by people in Profiles.
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Mylonakis E, Clancy CJ, Ostrosky-Zeichner L, Garey KW, Alangaden GJ, Vazquez JA, Groeger JS, Judson MA, Vinagre YM, Heard SO, Zervou FN, Zacharioudakis IM, Kontoyiannis DP, Pappas PG. Reply to Bauer and Goff. Clin Infect Dis. 2015 Aug 01; 61(3):487-8.
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Mylonakis E, Clancy CJ, Ostrosky-Zeichner L, Garey KW, Alangaden GJ, Vazquez JA, Groeger JS, Judson MA, Vinagre YM, Heard SO, Zervou FN, Zacharioudakis IM, Kontoyiannis DP, Pappas PG. T2 magnetic resonance assay for the rapid diagnosis of candidemia in whole blood: a clinical trial. Clin Infect Dis. 2015 Mar 15; 60(6):892-9.
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Jacobs DM, Beyda ND, Asuphon O, Alam MJ, Garey KW. Host factors and clinical outcomes of Candida colonization in critically ill patients. Mycopathologia. 2015 Feb; 179(1-2):87-93.
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Aitken SL, Beyda ND, Shah DN, Palmer HR, Lasco TM, Koo H, Garey KW. Clinical practice patterns in hospitalized patients at risk for invasive candidiasis: role of antifungal stewardship programs in an era of rapid diagnostics. Ann Pharmacother. 2014 Jun; 48(6):683-90.
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Beyda ND, Alam MJ, Garey KW. Comparison of the T2Dx instrument with T2Candida assay and automated blood culture in the detection of Candida species using seeded blood samples. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2013 Dec; 77(4):324-6.
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Beyda ND, Chuang SH, Alam MJ, Shah DN, Ng TM, McCaskey L, Garey KW. Treatment of Candida famata bloodstream infections: case series and review of the literature. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2013 Feb; 68(2):438-43.
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Beyda ND, Lewis RE, Garey KW. Echinocandin resistance in Candida species: mechanisms of reduced susceptibility and therapeutic approaches. Ann Pharmacother. 2012 Jul-Aug; 46(7-8):1086-96.
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Shah DN, Yau R, Lasco TM, Weston J, Salazar M, Palmer HR, Garey KW. Impact of prior inappropriate fluconazole dosing on isolation of fluconazole-nonsusceptible Candida species in hospitalized patients with candidemia. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2012 Jun; 56(6):3239-43.
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Shah DN, Yau R, Weston J, Lasco TM, Salazar M, Palmer HR, Garey KW. Evaluation of antifungal therapy in patients with candidaemia based on susceptibility testing results: implications for antimicrobial stewardship programmes. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2011 Sep; 66(9):2146-51.
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Chin JW, Cirino PC. Improved NADPH supply for xylitol production by engineered Escherichia coli with glycolytic mutations. Biotechnol Prog. 2011 Mar-Apr; 27(2):333-41.
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