Clinico-pathological profile of patients with HIV and tuberculosis co-infection by Cheryl Sarah Philipose, Sinchana KM, Haritha Haridas, John Ramapuram, Sharada Rai

“…Opportunistic infections (OIs) other than TB, included 2 cases with oral candidiasis and 1 case with central nervous system (CNS) toxoplasmosis. …”
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Epidemia de virus de inmunodeficiencia humana/sida. Cienfuegos, 1986- 2011 by Bárbara Vitalia León Sánchez, Celia Ramona León Sánchez, Tania López Otero, Jaime González Segrea, Carlos Alberto Soroa Izaguirre

“…Las enfermedades oportunistas menores más frecuentes fueron la candidiasis orofaríngea y la leucoplasia vellosa oral, con 52,8 y 15,9 % respectivamente; y las mayores, el Síndrome de desgaste, la neumonía por <em>Pneumocystis jiroveci</em>, la candidiasis esofágica y la neurotoxoplasmosis.…”
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An Efficient Herbal Approach for Treating Fungal Infection in Cervical Cancer Patients by Developing and Optimizing a Vaginal Suppository by Mohammed Ghazwani, Umme Hani, Riyaz Ali M. Osmani, Mohamed Rahamathulla, M. Yasmin Begum, Shadma Wahab, D. V. Gowda, Akhila Akkihebbal Ravikumar, Honnavalli Yogish kumar, Hissana Ather, Afrasim Moin

“…The study is aimed at developing curcumin suppositories as a promising approach for natural antifungal management of vaginal candidiasis in cervical cancer patients to eradicate side effects produced by current antifungal drugs. …”
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Optimized D-α-tocopherol polyethylene glycol succinate/phospholipid self-assembled mixed micelles: A promising lipid-based nanoplatform for augmenting the antifungal activity of fl... by Badr-Eldin Shaimaa M., Aldawsari Hibah M., Fahmy Usama A., Ahmed Osama A. A., Alhakamy Nabil A., Elfaky Mahmoud A., Sirwi Alaa, Hawsawi Salman A., Alzahrani Ali H., Yaseen Abdulrahman Y., Qassim Mohannad, Kotta Sabna

“…Therefore, the developed formulation was found to be a promising vehicle for the treatment of cutaneous candidiasis.…”
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Renal Failure Associated with APECED and Terminal 4q Deletion: Evidence of Autoimmune Nephropathy by Mohammed Al-Owain, Namik Kaya, Hamad Al-Zaidan, Ibrahim Bin Hussain, Hadeel Al-Manea, Hindi Al-Hindi, Shelley Kennedy, M. Anwar Iqbal, Hamad Al-Mojalli, Albandary Al-Bakheet, Anne Puel, Jean-Laurent Casanova, Saleh Al-Muhsen

“…Autoimmune polyendocrinopathy-candidiasis-ectodermal dystrophy (APECED) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder caused by mutations in the autoimmune regulator gene (AIRE). …”
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Candida glabrata Pneumonia in a Patient with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Onur Yazici, Mustafa Cortuk, Hasan Casim, Erdogan Cetinkaya, Ali Mert, Ali Ramazan Benli

“…Streptococcus pneumoniae and viruses are the most common cause of pneumonia. Candidiasis in such patients has been associated with haemodialysis, fungal colonization, exposure to broad-spectrum antibiotics, intensive care unit (ICU) hospitalization, and immunocompromised patients. …”
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Successful Treatment of Candida parapsilosis Fungemia in Two Preterms with Voriconazole by Emel Altuncu, Hulya Bilgen, Ahmet Soysal, Eren Ozek

“…Herein, we report two preterms with invasive candidiasis refractory to liposomal amphotericin B (AMB) treatment in spite of low MIC levels (MIC: 0.5 mcg/mL). …”
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Oral White Sponge Nevus: An Exceptional Differential Diagnosis in Childhood by Fatima zahra Elfatoiki, Sophia Capatas, Hayat Dahbi Skali, Fouzia Hali, Hicham Attar, Soumia Chiheb

“…We report a case of an oral white sponge nevus in a 6-year-old girl, which poses a problem in differential diagnosis with oral candidiasis. No treatment was performed because of the benign and asymptomatic nature of the lesions.…”
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Fatal Plasmodium falciparum, Clostridium perfringens, and Candida spp. Coinfections in a Traveler to Haiti by Gillian L. Genrich, Julu Bhatnagar, Christopher D. Paddock, Sherif R. Zaki

“…Plasmodium falciparum-induced ischemia may have increased this patient's susceptibility to C. perfringens and disseminated candidiasis leading to his death. When a patient presents with P. falciparum and shock and is unresponsive to malaria treatment, secondary infections should be suspected to initiate appropriate treatment.…”
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Mucocutaneous Manifestations of HIV and the Correlation with WHO Clinical Staging in a Tertiary Hospital in Nigeria by Olumayowa Abimbola Oninla

“…There were 156 dermatoses with oral/oesophageal/vaginal candidiasis (41.1%), PPE (24.4%), dermatophytic infections (8.9%), and herpes zoster (3.8%) as the most common dermatoses. …”
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Break through the mold: Hyper-IgE syndrome as a vehicle for invasive aspergillosis by Joseph Nordin, Stephen Smetana, Rachel Johnson, Angela Bartosiak, Nicholas Nassif

“…Hyperimmunoglobulin E syndrome (HIGES) is a rare immunodeficiency characterized by high levels of immunoglobulin E (IgE) in the setting of various clinical features such as cutaneous candidiasis, asthma, recurrent rashes, and fungal infections. …”
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Empedobacter brevis Bacteremia in a Patient Infected with HIV: Case Report and Review of Literature by Syed Bokhari, Naeem Abbas, Manisha Singh, Richard B. Cindrich, Cosmina Zeana

“…Emergent colonoscopy and endoscopic esophagogastroduodenoscopy showed esophageal candidiasis, a nonbleeding gastric ulcer, and diverticulosis. …”
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Virulence Factors Contributing to Pathogenicity of Candida tropicalis and Its Antifungal Susceptibility Profile by Sachin C. Deorukhkar, Santosh Saini, Stephen Mathew

“…The incidence of invasive candidiasis has increased over the past few decades. …”
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Simultaneous Chronic Invasive Fungal Infection and Tracheal Fungus Ball Mimicking Cancer in an Immunocompetent Patient by Erdoğan Çetinkaya, Mustafa Çörtük, Şule Gül, Ali Mert, Hilal Boyacı, Ertan Çam, H. Erhan Dincer

“…Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis and candidiasis are the most common opportunistic fungal infections. …”
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Diagnosis of acquired immunodeficiency virus from a Cryptococcus meningoencephalitis. Case Presentation by María Odeymi Urdanivia Cruz, Idalmis D. Reyes Rod´ríguez, Jorge E. Barletta del Castillo

“…On questioning he was found to have a disordered life style, without stable partner, on physical examination it was observed oral candidiasis and herpes simple in the lower lip. A rapid test for IDS was realized which resulted positive. …”
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Toxoplasmosis Cerebri Pada HIV AIDS by Yostila Derosa, Armen Ahmad

“…Dari pemeriksaan fisik didapatkan kesadran apati, pupil isokor, pada mulut terdapat candidiasis oral, tidak ada kaku kuduk, terdapat lateralisasi tungkai ke kiri serta Babinski yang positif pada tungkai kiri. …”
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Non-albicans Candida Infection: An Emerging Threat by Sachin C. Deorukhkar, Santosh Saini, Stephen Mathew

“…Candida albicans was the predominant cause of candidiasis. However, a shift toward non-albicans Candida species has been recently observed. …”
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Lesions of the buccal mucosa in elderly. A study performed in five family doctor´s office of health area III in Cienfuegos city. by Beatriz García Alpízar, Arturo Guerra Alfonso, Mikhail Benet Rodríguez

“…The more frequent anatomic localizations of these lesions were: the palatum durum with 27 cases of sub prosthesis stomatitis, the alveolar sulcus with 11 fissuratum epulis, and the jugal mucosa with 4 cases of candidiasis and 7 leukoplasias. <strong>Conclusions:</strong> A high percentage of this geriatric population presented some type of bucal mucosa lesions, women were the most affected, lesions of prosthetic origin were predominant, as well as pre malignant lesions. …”
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Diagnostic study of fungal and bacterial pathogens that cause vaginal infection in women by Heba Hadid Rashed, Ibtihal Muiz Al-Hussaini, Ali H. Al-Marzoqi

“…A specific kind of vaginal inflammation known as bacterial vaginosis is roughing on by an overabundance of naturally occurring bacteria in the vagina, which throws the body’s delicate equilibrium out of whack. Vaginal candidiasis is a fungal infection that affects the vagina and the vulva, the tissues at the vaginal opening, causing irritation, discharge, and severe itching. …”
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Mucormycosis Associated with Global Coronavirus Disease-19 Pandemic: A Study of Fungal Profile from a Tertiary Health-care Center by Snigdha Purohit, Kavita Mourya, Nazneen Pathan, Sunita Agarwal, Vithika Vyas, Aruna Vyas

“…Here, we focus on invasive fungal infections (IFA), namely mucormycosis, aspergillosis, and candidiasis. Hence, in this article, we focus on conventional techniques for early diagnosis of fungus to help clinicians start empirical treatment for the patient and take necessary steps thereby. …”
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