Yeast Infections (Print Version)

Also called: Also called: Candidiasis, Moniliasis

Candida is the scientific name for yeast. It is a fungus that lives almost everywhere, including in your body. Usually, your immune system keeps yeast under control. If you are sick or taking antibiotics, it can multiply and cause an infection.

Yeast infections affect different parts of the body in different ways:

Thrush is a yeast infection that causes white patches in your mouth
Esophagitis is thrush that spreads to your esophagus, the tube that takes food from your mouth to your stomach. Esophagitis can make it hard or painful to swallow
Women can get vaginal yeast infections, causing itchiness, pain and discharge
Yeast infections of the skin cause itching and rashes
Yeast infections in your bloodstream can be life-threatening

Antifungal medicines eliminate yeast infections in most people. If you have a weak immune system, treatment might be more difficult.

Start Here

Yeast Infection (Candidiasis)(Logical Images) - http://www.visualdxhealth.com/adult/candidiasis.htm

Alternative Therapy

Vaginal Yeast Infections: Do Home Remedies Work?(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/vaginal-yeast-infection/AN01308/METHOD=print

Specific Conditions

Candidiasis(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - http://www.cdc.gov/nczved/dfbmd/disease_listing/candidiasis_gi.html
Oral Thrush(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/oral-thrush/DS00408/DSECTION=all&METHOD=print
Tinea Versicolor(American Academy of Dermatology) - http://www.aad.org/public/publications/pamphlets/common_tinea.html
Vaginal Yeast Infection(National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases) - http://www3.niaid.nih.gov/topics/vaginalYeast/
Vaginal Yeast Infections(National Women's Health Information Center) - http://womenshealth.gov/faq/vaginal-yeast-infections.cfm
Also available in Spanish http://womenshealth.gov/espanol/preguntas/yeast.htm
Vaginitis(National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases) - http://www3.niaid.nih.gov/topics/vaginitis/

Related Issues

Burning Mouth Syndrome(National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research) - http://www.nidcr.nih.gov/OralHealth/Topics/Burning/BurningMouthSyndrome.htm

Pictures & Photographs

Thrush (Oral Candidiasis) in Adults(Logical Images) - http://www.visualdxhealth.com/adult/oralCandidiasisThrush.htm

Clinical Trials

ClinicalTrials.gov: Candidiasis(National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/open/condition=%22Candidiasis%22
ClinicalTrials.gov: Candidiasis, Oral(National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/open/condition=%22Candidiasis,+Oral%22

Journal Articles

References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)

Article: Evolving role of early antifungals in the adult intensive care... - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=19325484&tool=MedlinePlus
Article: Usefulness of the "Candida score" for discriminating between Candida colonization... - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=19325481&tool=MedlinePlus
Article: Epidemiology, management, and risk factors for death of invasive Candida... - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=19325476&tool=MedlinePlus
Yeast Infections -- see more articles - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=pubmed&term=candidiasis[majr]+OR+candida+albicans[majr]+AND+english[la]+AND+humans[mh]+AND+(review[pt]+OR+guideline[pt]+OR+clinical+trial[pt]+OR+jsubsetk[text]+OR+jsubsetaim[text]+OR+jsubsetn[text]+OR+patient+education+handout[pt])+NOT+(letter[pt]+OR+editorial[pt])&doptcmdl=summary&cmd_current=Limits&pmfilter_EDatLimit=last+1+Year&tool=MedlinePlus

Organizations

National Center for Zoonotic, Vector-Borne, and Enteric Diseases, Division of Foodborne, Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - http://www.cdc.gov/nczved/dfbmd/
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases - http://www3.niaid.nih.gov/

Children

Oral Thrush(Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/parent/newborn/basics/thrush.html
Also available in Spanish http://kidshealth.org/parent/en_espanol/padres/thrush_esp.html
Thrush (Oral Candidiasis) in Children(Logical Images) - http://www.visualdxhealth.com/child/oralCandidiasisThrush.htm

Teenagers

Vaginal Yeast Infections(Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/teen/infections/fungal/yeast_infections.html

Men

Male Yeast Infection: Can I Get It from My Girlfriend?(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/male-yeast-infection/HO00172/METHOD=print

You may also be interested in these MedlinePlus related pages:

Fungal Infections - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/fungalinfections.html
Female Reproductive System - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/femalereproductivesystem.html
Infections - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/infections.html
Mouth and Teeth - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/mouthandteeth.html

The primary NIH organization for research on Yeast Infections is the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases - http://www.niaid.nih.gov/