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Flashcards by gina_evans0312, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by gina_evans0312
about 10 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Full name | Candida Albicans |
| Norma Flora | Of moist skin |
| Infection Triggers | Moist skin, immunocompromise (it varies) |
| Reproduction | Budding, but it can have hyphae like structures |
| Symptoms | Oral thrush/UTIs |
| Candidemia | Blood infection of the immunocompromised (mortality 50%) |
| Eosophageal Candidosis | AIDs defining illness, occurs (guess where) |
| Treatment- Nystatin | Binds to ergosterol and causes pore formation (K+ leaks out and cell dies) |
| Treatment- Blood Infections (Amphoterin) | Azole |
| Treatment- Blood Infections (Caspofungin) | Inhibits beta-glucan synthesis, which is an integral part of the cell wall |
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