Candidiasis

Candidiasis

Candidiasis

CANDIDIASIS= 

1- candida albicans is causative organism. It causes following conditions=   1- oral thrush- condition tht favour oral candida infection.. 2-cutaneous candidiasis..3- chr. mucocutaneous candidiasis..4-oesophageal candidiasis...5-candidiasis of urinary tract.,6-hametogenous dissemination...

TREATMENT=

 1- topical application antifungal agents like nystatin, clotrimazole.. 2- swallowing nystatin suspension or sucking on clotrimazole torches for oesophageal candidiasis.. 3-systemical antifungal agent ketoconazole 200-400 mg/day, fluconazole 200 mg/day.  4-for oesophageal candidiasis therapy expended for 3 wks to 2wks aftes symptoms suaside..5-severe systemic infection require amphotericin B.