Open AccessChronic candidiasis - pathogenesis, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
Author(s) -
Marija Klajn-Laslo
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
zbornik matice srpske za prirodne nauke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2406-0828
pISSN - 0352-4906
DOI - 10.2298/zmspn0916267k
Subject(s) - pathogenesis , colonisation , vagina , disease , medicine , immunology , intensive care medicine , pathology , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , surgery , colonization
The yeast named Candida normally colonizes the gut and vagina without causing any sign of its presence. It is a commensal and opportune fungus but in certain conditions it turns to be pathogenic, causing chronic disturbances in any part of the body. The pathogenesis is complex, signs and symptoms are non-specific. The colonisation is difficult to distinguish from invasive disease. The current diagnostic methods do not always allow a definitive diagnosis to be made. Treatment is complex, individual and no protocol can be created. The author tries to give an overview of the Candida related problem