Fungi 2 Flashcards
Most common opportunistic infections are caused by…… and…..
Yest candida albicans
Mould aspergillus
C. Neoformans and mucor not …..
But it….
Normal flora
Saprophytic fungi
C. Albicans is …… With……
Oval Yest
Single bud
In tissue c. albicans may appear as…..or …..’.’
Yeast or pseudohyphae
Pseudohyphae is…
Elongated yeast that visually resemble hyphae but not true hyphae
Infections in Candida caused by….. Except in…..
Endogenous flora
Case of direct mucosal contact sexal exogenous
Candida albicans grow on….
Wet skin, mucous membranes on oral mucosa and genitourinary tract and intestinal tract
Candidiasis also called….
Moniliasis
Skin infections of c. albicans occur in…..
Skin folds and moist skin areas
Diper Rach is caused in infants
Most common form of candidiasis
Superficial candidiasis
…… Is common mucosal infections during pregnancy
Candida vaginits
Skin infections of c albicans
Occur in skin folds and wet macerated skin surface (on nails in dish washers diaper rash in infants)