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Yeasts Round to oval, single cells which reproduce by budding www.freelivedoctor.com

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Candidiasis ,[object Object],[object Object],www.freelivedoctor.com

Ecological Niche Candida albicans Endogenous (mouth, gut, vagina) www.freelivedoctor.com

Infections with Candida usually occur when there is some alteration in: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],www.freelivedoctor.com

CANDIDIASIS ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],www.freelivedoctor.com

CANDIDIASIS The fourth most common nosocomial bloodstream infection. www.freelivedoctor.com

GEOGRAPHIC OCCURENCE WORLDWIDE www.freelivedoctor.com

Clinical Specimens Candida ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],www.freelivedoctor.com

SEROLOGY ,[object Object],[object Object],www.freelivedoctor.com

Therapy ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],www.freelivedoctor.com

Cryptococcosis Cryptococcus neoformans www.freelivedoctor.com

Cryptococcosis ,[object Object],www.freelivedoctor.com

Typical clinical course ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],www.freelivedoctor.com

Cryptococcus neoformans ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],www.freelivedoctor.com

Ecological Niche Cryptococcus neoformans ,[object Object],[object Object],www.freelivedoctor.com

Isolation of Cryptococcus neoformans from environmental sites in South Carolina www.freelivedoctor.com Number Examined Number Positive Percent Positive SITES 79 51 65 SAMPLES 299 137 45

Cryptococcus portal of entry ,[object Object],[object Object],www.freelivedoctor.com

Specimen of choice Cerebrospinal fluid www.freelivedoctor.com

Clinical Specimens Cryptococcosis ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],www.freelivedoctor.com

Serological Tests Cryptococcosis ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],www.freelivedoctor.com

Drugs of Choice Cryptococcosis ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],www.freelivedoctor.com

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