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Question | Answer |
Full name | Candida Albicans |
Norma Flora | Of moist skin |
Infection Triggers | Moist skin, immunocompromise (it varies) |
Reproduction | Budding, but it can have hyphae like structures |
Symptoms | Oral thrush/UTIs |
Candidemia | Blood infection of the immunocompromised (mortality 50%) |
Eosophageal Candidosis | AIDs defining illness, occurs (guess where) |
Treatment- Nystatin | Binds to ergosterol and causes pore formation (K+ leaks out and cell dies) |
Treatment- Blood Infections (Amphoterin) | Azole |
Treatment- Blood Infections (Caspofungin) | Inhibits beta-glucan synthesis, which is an integral part of the cell wall |
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