Candida

Question 1

three most common species

Answer 1

Candida albicans
Candida tropicalis
Candida glabrata

Question 2

50% of individuals has it in

Answer 2

mouth and GI tract

Question 3

20%

Answer 3

women in genital tract

Question 4

deep seated disseminated infections: Candida site

Answer 4

single organ or widspread

Question 5

predisposing factors to a deep seated Candida infection

Answer 5

seriously immunocomprised hosts, neutropenia, organ and bone marrow tranlsant, cancer patients, major burns, abdominal surgery, catheter

Question 6

how many people who have had a bone marrow transplants get a deep seated disseminated infection

Answer 6

33%

Question 7

mortality of deep seated disseminated infections due to candida

Answer 7

30-50 %

Question 8

Candida auris

Answer 8

emerging pathogen - first reported in japan in 2009. Causes superficial and systemic disease

Question 9

key concerns of Candida auris

Answer 9

multi-drug resistant, misdiagnosis, hospital outbreaks