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Invasive candidiasis: Introduction

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Invasive candidiasis: Severe fungal infection usually in immunocompromised persons. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Invasive candidiasis is available below.

Symptoms of Invasive candidiasis

• Fever
• Chills
• Failure of antibiotics
• more symptoms...»

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Treatments for Invasive candidiasis

• Hospitalisation
• IV therapy with antifungal agents - fluconazole, amphotericin, caspofungin, voriconazole
• Predisposing factors should be sought and addressed - obesity, diabetes, antibiotics, immunosuppressive agents including steroids, neutropenia and immunodeficiency.
• more treatments...»

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Home Diagnostic Testing

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Invasive candidiasis?

• Misdiagnosis of Invasive candidiasis
• Failure to diagnose Invasive candidiasis
• Hidden causes of Invasive candidiasis (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Undiagnosed: Invasive candidiasis

Invasive candidiasis: Related Patient Stories

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Invasive candidiasis: Complications

Review possible medical complications related to Invasive candidiasis:

• Kidney infection
• Liver infection
• Hepatosplenic infection (see Liver symptoms)
• Bone infection
• Osteomyelitis
• more complications...»

Causes of Invasive candidiasis

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More information about causes of Invasive candidiasis:

• Invasive candidiasis as a complication caused by other conditions

Disease Topics Related To Invasive candidiasis

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Invasive candidiasis:

• Candidal colonization
• Candidiasis syndromes
• Intertrigo
• Paronychia
• Onychomycosis
• Oral thrush
• more related diseases...»

Invasive candidiasis: Undiagnosed Conditions

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• Women's Reproductive Health: diseases that are commonly undiagnosed:
  • Overactive Bladder Syndrome -- Undiagnosed
  • PCOS -- Undiagnosed
  • Chlamydia -- Undiagnosed
  • Pelvic Inflammatory Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Cervical Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Breast Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Ovarian Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Von Willebrand Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • more ...»
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Misdiagnosis and Invasive candidiasis

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Invasive candidiasis: Research Doctors & Specialists

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• Pregnancy & Fertility Health Specialists:
  • Maternal & Fetal Medicine
  • Obstetrics & Gynecology
  • Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility
  • Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
• Womens Health Specialists:
  • Gynecological Oncology
• more specialists...»

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Hospitals & Clinics: Invasive candidiasis

Research quality ratings and patient safety measures for medical facilities in specialties related to Invasive candidiasis:

• Womens Health -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• more hospital ratings...»

Hospital & Clinic quality ratings »

Choosing the Best Hospital: More general information, not necessarily in relation to Invasive candidiasis, on hospital performance and surgical care quality:

• 50 Best Hospitals Report
• Outstanding Patient Experience Award Winning Hospitals
• Women's Health Best Hospitals
• Patient Safety
• Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence Study (2009)

Invasive candidiasis: Rare Types

Rare types of diseases and disorders in related medical categories:

• Women's Reproductive Health -- rare types of diseases:
  • Overactive Bladder Syndrome -- Rare Types
  • PCOS -- Rare Types
  • Chlamydia -- Rare Types
  • Pelvic Inflammatory Disease -- Rare Types
  • Cervical Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Breast Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Ovarian Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Von Willebrand Disease -- Rare Types
  • more ...»
• more rare diseases...»

Evidence Based Medicine Research for Invasive candidiasis

Medical research articles related to Invasive candidiasis include:

• Anidulafungin (Ecalta) - For the treatment of invasive candidiasis in adult non-neutropenic patients
• Anidulafungin (Ecalta) - Invasive candidiasis in adult non-neutropenic patients
• Empirical Fluconazole versus Placebo for Intensive Care Unit Patients: A Randomized Trial
• Micafungin (Mycamine) - for the treatment of invasive candidiasis
• Empirical fluconazole versus placebo for intensive care unit patients: a randomized trial.
• Anidulafungin versus fluconazole for invasive candidiasis.
• Caspofungin for the treatment of fungal infections: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials
• more research...»

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Research about Invasive candidiasis

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Statistics for Invasive candidiasis

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• Prevalence and incidence statistics for Invasive candidiasis
• Death and Mortality statistics for Invasive candidiasis
• Society statistics for Invasive candidiasis

Invasive candidiasis: Broader Related Topics

• Fungal infections
• Candidiasis
• Mucus membrane conditions
• Fungal diseases
• Conditions involving a pathogen
• more types...»

Types of Invasive candidiasis

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Article Excerpts about Invasive candidiasis

Invasive candidiasis is a fungal infection that occurs when Candida species enter the blood, causing bloodstream infection and then spreading throughout the body. (Source: excerpt from Invasive Candidiasis: DBMD)

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