Times Insider: Candida Auris: The Fungus Nobody Wants to Talk About
The medical community is usually eager to discuss public health issues. But the rise in drug-resistant microbes is cloaked in chronic secrecy. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - April 8, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: MATT RICHTEL Tags: Candida Auris (Fungus) Drug Resistance (Microbial) Antibiotics Hospitals Fungi Medicine and Health Infections Source Type: news
Candida Auris: Why This Fungus Is An Emerging Threat
C. auris can be resistant to the three major classes of anti-fungal drugs and kill close to half the people it infects. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - April 8, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Bruce Y. Lee, Contributor Source Type: news
What Are Treatment Options for Pediatric Onycomycosis?
Discussion
Onycomycosis is a fungal infection of the nails. It has a world-wide prevalence of 0.3% with some geographical variations such as in the U.S. it is 0.44%. It is an uncommon problem especially in children. It is very uncommon in those under 6 years and only very sporadic case reports in those under 2 years. The lower incidence is felt to be due to children’s faster nail growth, smaller surface to infect, reduced exposure to fungi, lower prevalence of tinea pedis and especially less cumulative trauma. Onycomycosis is more common in families (unsure if this is due to genetic factors or family members having m...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - April 8, 2019 Category: Pediatrics Authors: pediatriceducationmin Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
DEADLY GERMS, LOST CURES: What You Need to Know About Candida Auris
C. auris is a mysterious and dangerous fungal infection that is among a growing number of germs that have evolved defenses against common medicines. Here are some basic facts about it. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - April 7, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: MATT RICHTEL Tags: Nursing Homes Hospitals Fungi Candida auris Drug resistance (Microbial) Source Type: news
Deadly germs, Lost cures: A Mysterious Infection, Spanning the Globe in a Climate of Secrecy
The rise of Candida auris embodies a serious and growing public health threat: drug-resistant germs. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - April 6, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: MATT RICHTEL and ANDREW JACOBS Tags: your-feed-science Antibiotics Drug resistance (Microbial) Hospitals Fungi Infections Nursing Homes Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Royal Brompton Hospital (London, England) Candida auris Source Type: news
What You Need to Know About Candida Auris
C. auris is a mysterious and dangerous fungal infection that is among a growing number of germs that have evolved defenses against common medicines. Here are some basic facts about it. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - April 6, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: MATT RICHTEL Tags: Nursing Homes Hospitals Fungi Candida auris Drug resistance (Microbial) Source Type: news
Candida Bloodstream Infections Among Persons with Injection Drug Use --- Denver Metropolitan Area, Colorado, 2017--2018
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. (Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - March 28, 2019 Category: American Health Tags: MMWR Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report Candida Source Type: news
Do Men and Women Experience Bipolar Disorder Differently?
Bipolar disorder affects men and women in equal numbers, and the symptoms are essentially identical. But some key differences do exist—differences that might be due to biological factors, and social ones, too.
For starters, research has consistently shown that women have higher rates of bipolar II disorder, “which typically presents as a chronic depressive disorder with periods of hypomania,” according to Candida Fink, MD, a board-certified child, adolescent and adult psychiatrist with a private practice in Westchester, N.Y.
There’s a misconception that bipolar II disorder is less severe than bipolar I because mani...
Source: Psych Central - March 2, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Margarita Tartakovsky, M.S. Tags: Bipolar Disorders Gender General Men's Issues Women's Issues Bipolar Disorder bipolar disorder and pregnancy bipolar I Bipolar Ii Gender Differences men and bipolar disorder menopause and bipolar disorder menstruation and bipolar Source Type: news
'Mutation hotspot' allows common fungus to adapt to different host environments
(Brown University) A new study finds that samples of Candida albicans from patients frequently lack one copy of a vital master regulator, which gives them flexibility to lose the other copy and adapt to different environments. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - February 28, 2019 Category: Biology Source Type: news
Fungus from the intestinal mucosa can affect lung health
(University of Cologne) Writing in the journal Cell, a research team from Cologne and Kiel describes the mechanism of 'immune cross-reactivity'. The immune system's reaction to Candida albicans in the intestine seems to amplify pathogenic immune processes in the lungs. In consequence, immune-compromised individuals may be at higher risk of health deterioration. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - February 22, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Fluconazole makes fungi sexually active
(University of W ü rzburg) Under the influence of the drug fluconazole, the fungus Candida albicans can change its mode of reproduction and thus become even more resistant. Scientists at the University of W ü rzburg report this in the journal mBio. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - February 8, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Innovative, simple treatment to combat the Candida albicans fungus
(University of the Basque Country) A study led by the UPV/EHU has developed an innovative, simple treatment based uterine stem cells to combat the Candida albicans fungus, responsible for vaginal candidiasis disease Despite not being life-threatening, this disease, which is very widespread among women, reduces patient life quality owing to its symptoms (itching and stinging). This research has been published in the international Frontiers in Microbiology journal, a world leader in the field of microbiology. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - February 8, 2019 Category: Biology Source Type: news
How Candida albicans exploits lack of oxygen to cause disease
(Umea University) Scientists from Ume å university have shown how the yeast Candida albicans can modulate and adapt to low oxygen levels in different body niches to cause infection and to harm the host. Studying adaption to hypoxic or anoxic niches is particularly fruitful, since it helps us to understand the pathogenicity of C. albicans and promotes the development of better therapy approaches. Details about the study can be found in a report recently published in the journal MBio, a publication of the American Society of Microbiology. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - January 15, 2019 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Medical News Today: Candida infection can reach brain and impair memory
New research shows that the Candida albicans fungus may lead to brain inflammation and impair memory in mice. The results have implications for dementia. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - January 7, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology / Neuroscience Source Type: news
Sepsis | Medscape Sepsis | Medscape
Review clinical reference information, guidelines, and medical news on sepsis, including identification of sepsis blood infection and septic shock. Review guidelines on SIRS sepsis, Candida sepsis, MRSA sepsis, and pneumococcal sepsis. (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - January 4, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Resource Center Source Type: news
