Seattle satirist Maria Semple’s breakthrough novel is a flurry of contemporary, epistolary wit. Passive aggressive e-mail ...

A 30-year-old male presented with multiple chronic cutaneous lesions on the arm, forearm, back, chest, and abdomen, posing a ...

Samples from all patients were taken and cultured. Corneal scrapings were obtained under topical anesthesia. These were smeared for potassium hydroxide (KOH) and Gram staining was performed. They were ...

The marine-derived fungi were isolated from marine sponges at São Sebastião, coast of São Paulo State, Brazil, by Roberto G. S. Berlinck (Instituto de Química de São Carlos, Universidade de São Paulo, ...

Yeast infections on the scalp are caused by an overgrowth of fungal organisms. Candida is the yeast that most often infects the scalp. The problem can also be caused by Malassezia, a yeast that often ...

An oral infection can cause white patches inside your mouth, redness, soreness, and loss of taste. Yeast (Candida) naturally lives on your skin, along with other bacteria and fungi. In moderation, ...

In 2019, state health officials released the first-ever list of hospitals and nursing homes in New York that treated patients harboring Candida auris, the deadly drug-resistant fungus. That list ...

If you use an inhaler, you may have a higher risk of an infection called oral thrush. A buildup of a type of fungus in your mouth and throat causes it. Certain medications in these inhalers can ...

The rampant proliferation of Candida is an issue frequently encountered by many individuals. Candida is a variety of fungus that is inherently present in our body. When it reproduces ...

If you have diabetes, a weakened immune system-- your body's defense against germs -- makes it more likely that you'll get infections, including one called thrush. Thrush is an infection caused by ...