title: Mucosal candidiasis.
abstract: This article examines the ecology and epidemiology of gastrointestinal candidiasis, esophageal candidiasis, chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis, urinary tract candidiasis, and vulvovaginal candidiasis. Such issues as pathogenesis and host defenses, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and treatment are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine, Wayne State University, 3990 John R, 4 Brush Center, Detroit, MI 48201, USA.
authors.forename: Jose A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Vazquez
authors.forename: Jack D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Sobel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology; D002178:Candidiasis, Chronic Mucocutaneous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology; D002180:Candidiasis, Oral / Q000473:pathology; D002181:Candidiasis, Vulvovaginal / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D015984:Causality; D002648:Child; D019468:Disease Management; D025141:Drug Resistance, Fungal; D004947:Esophagus / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009092:Mucous Membrane / Q000382:microbiology; D012306:Risk; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology