candidiasis
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of candidiasis
First recorded in 1945–50; from New Latin Candid(a), genus name ( see candida) + -iasis
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In such cases, the patient develops invasive candidiasis.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 4, 2024
These infections, known as invasive candidiasis, have a mortality rate between 20 and 50 percent, even though resistance to antifungal drugs is relatively uncommon.
From Salon ● Mar. 22, 2023
An HIV-infected man with recurrent candidiasis in the throat, for example, qualified for disability, while an HIV-infected woman with cervical cancer and a low T-cell count did not.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 8, 2022
When the doctor, Oma Amadi, examines his mouth, it is filled with white sores from candidiasis, a fungal infection.
From Science Magazine ● Jun. 12, 2018
Diagnoses of systemic candidiasis usually have no scientific basis, and most of the recommended treatments for it waste time and money.
From New York Times ● Jul. 20, 2010
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