Dec 30, 2015
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
CandidiasisDiaper rash in infantsDeadly to
immunodeficient humansHIV patientsImmunodeficiency
disorderAngular chelitis Vaginal Yeast
Infection
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
General hygieneKeeping skin folds on the body exposed to airElimination of obesityGood sugar control in diabetics
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.