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Infections > Bacterial Infections and Mycoses > Mycoses > Candidiasis > Candidiasis, Invasive
Infections > Bacterial Infections and Mycoses > Mycoses > Invasive Fungal Infections > Candidiasis, Invasive

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Candidiasis, Invasive  

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  • An important nosocomial fungal infection with species of the genus CANDIDA, most frequently CANDIDA ALBICANS. Invasive candidiasis occurs when candidiasis goes beyond a superficial infection and manifests as CANDIDEMIA, deep tissue infection, or disseminated disease with deep organ involvement.

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  • 2011

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D058365

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