Diseases

Invasive Candidiasis

An important nosocomial fungal infection with species of the genus CANDIDA, most frequently CANDIDA ALBICANS. Invasive candidiasis occurs when candidiasis goes beyond a superficial infection and manifests as CANDIDEMIA, deep tissue infection, or disseminated disease with deep organ involvement.

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An important nosocomial fungal infection with species of the genus CANDIDA, most frequently CANDIDA ALBICANS. Invasive candidiasis occurs when candidiasis goes beyond a superficial infection and manifests as CANDIDEMIA, deep tissue infection, or disseminated disease with deep organ involvement.

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  • Candidiasis, Invasive
  • Candidiases, Invasive
  • Invasive Candidiases

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.

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2011

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  • Candidiasis (1978-2010)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Invasive Candidiasis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D058365. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D058365
  2. Invasive Candidiasis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invasive_candidiasis
  3. Invasive Candidiasis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q29887808