Candidiasis (Systemic)
Systemic
Candidiasis is the term given to a severe infection from the yeast Candida
albicans. Medically this condition is not widely recognised, but where
it is, drug-based antifungals such as nystatin are prescribed
Candida albicans
is responsible for oral thrush and vaginal thrush that causes Pruritus
vulvae. Candida infections commonly arise as a side effect of treatment
with antibiotics for bacterial infections elsewhere: the antibiotics
kill off the beneficial bacteria that normally exist in the bowel, vulva
and vagina. Without these 'good' bacteria, candida spreads very quickly.
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