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INFECTIOUS DISEASE CASE STUDY 19: Candidiasis

            Kimberly has recently suffered from a severe sinus infection for which she took a fourteen-day course of the broad spectrum antibiotic Augmentin (a semi-synthetic antimicrobial). Shortly thereafter, she began experiencing an itching of the vulva and perineum and an irritation surrounding the vaginal opening. She noticed a thick, yellow, cheesy vaginal discharge with a yeast odor.

Laboratory Diagnosis

            Commonly, this vaginitis is treated on the basis of presenting symptoms. However, the causative agent of this and related infections can be confirmed in the laboratory. In this case, a vaginal discharge specimen was plated on blood agar and also incubated in serum. Microscopic examination of the moist white colonies isolated from the blood agar plates revealed large round to oval cells, 4-6 microns in size. Within 2-3 hours, cells incubated in serum demonstrated typical germ tube development, an important diagnostic feature.

1. What species is most commonly associated with this condition (written correctly)?

• Candida                                                    Candida albicans (I think it is this one)
• albicans                                                     Candida albicans

2. What is the common name for this infection? Type answer as two words, using lowercase letters and separating each word with one space. (1 point)
3. What is the usual treatment for this condition in the United States? (1 point)

• Antibiotics                                                analgesics
• Nonprescription antifungal products        prescription steroids

4. What, if any, association does Kimberly’s present infection have to the antibiotic treatment she completed for the sinus infection? Type answer as 1 or 2 short sentences, using your own words, correct spelling, grammar and punctuation, and explaining fully the connection between the antibiotic treatment and the current infection. Copied and pasted answers may receive 0 credit. (2 points)
5. Another location this infection can also commonly occur is in the _____________. Type answer as 1 word using lowercase letters. (1 point)

6. The common name for oral candidiasis is ________________.

Answer 1

Answer :)

The symptom of vaginitis i.e. yellow, thick, cheesy vaginal release with a yeast odor is associated with the infection of Candida albicans.

The common name of vaginitis is vulvovaginitis because of the common infection in the vulva and vaginal part.

The treatment of this disease is antifungal products; such as clotrimazole, terbinafine hydrochloride, and miconazole nitrate, etc.

Long antibiotics treatment reduces anaerobic bacteria density around the vulva. Therefore, the treatment of the sinus infection may be associated with vaginitis.

Candida albicans can also infect the mouth, gut, and throat regions.

Oral candidiasis has the common name: oral thrush. It is the infection of Candida albicans in the mouth.

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