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(kăn′dĭ-də)

Any of various fungi of the genus Candida that are found especially on the skin and in the mucous membranes of the mouth, intestinal tract, and vagina and that may become pathogenic, such as C. albicans, the causative agent of thrush.

[Latin, feminine of candidus, white; see candid.]

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candida

(ˈkændɪdə)

(Microbiology) any yeastlike parasitic fungus of the genus Candida, esp C. albicans, which causes thrush (candidiasis)

[New Latin, feminine of candidus white]

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candida - any of the yeastlike imperfect fungi of the genus Candida

fungus - an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia

genus Candida - a genus of yeastlike imperfect fungi; sometimes included in genus Monilia of the family Moniliaceae

Candida albicans, Monilia albicans - a parasitic fungus that can infect the mouth or the skin or the intestines or the vagina

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candida

[ˈkændɪdə] N (Med) → afta f

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candida

n (Med) → Candidose f

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Let the reader now imagine what an investment of funds it would require to rewrite the architectural book; to cause thousands of edifices to swarm once more upon the soil; to return to those epochs when the throng of monuments was such, according to the statement of an eye witness, "that one would have said that the world in shaking itself, had cast off its old garments in order to cover itself with a white vesture of churches." Erat enim ut si mundus, ipse excutiendo semet, rejecta vetustate, candida ecclesiarum vestem indueret .

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Keywords: Candidaalbicans, Candida infections, Antifungal susceptibility, Minimum inhibitory concentrations.

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The Second Division said in its May 2 resolution that accused former Mayor Candida Gabornes and municipal accountant Pedro Gabornes failed to prove why the prosecution's evidence was allegedly not sufficient.

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Candida auris, which was first identified in Japan in 2009, has been found to cause wound, ear and bloodstream infections and is typically diagnosed through the culture of body fluids and blood.

CDC Lists Super Fungus As 'Urgent Threat,' Can Kill Victims In 90 Days

Invasive Candida infections are one of the major health problems with high mortality and morbidity rates, increasing hospitalization and cost of treatment (1).

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Candidemia, a bloodstream infection caused by Candida species, is typically considered a health care-associated infection, with known risk factors including the presence of a central venous catheter, receipt of total parenteral nutrition or broad-spectrum antibiotics, recent abdominal surgery, admission to an intensive care unit, and prolonged hospitalization (1,2).

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Vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) is defined as signs and symptoms of inflammation of the vulva and vagina in the presence of Candida spp.

Isolation and identification of Candida Species in Patients with Vulvovaginal Candidiasis

These are just a few of the many signs that you may have candida overgrowth.

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Candida species are the most common cause of opportunistic fungal disease.

Black and white teas as potential agents to combine with amphotericin B and protect red blood cells from amphotericin B-mediated toxicity/ Cha preto e branco de Camellia sinensis como potenciais agentes para associar com anfotericina B

[1] Compared to other medically important fungi, Candida albicans remains the most persistent and pervasive yeast pathogen in humans, capable of invading virtually every tissue of the body.