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candida albicans
- (yeast)
- oropharyngeal, vulvovaginal, cutaneous
- ocular, endocardial, hepatic, gastrointestinal, meningeal
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molds
- tinea spp.
- aspergillus fumigatus
- cryptococcus neoformans
- pneumocystis jiroveci
- histoplasma capsulatum
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Tinea Spp.
- (mold)
- pedis, capitis, cruris, corporis
- ringworm, atheletes foot
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Aspergillus fumigatus
- (mold)
- usually just allergies
- often respiratory but can go systemic
- chronic pulmonary infectn / allergic dx
- (in immune compromised pts)
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Cryptococcus neoformans
- mold
- often from bird droppings
- pneumonia, meningitis, fungal masses on cerebrum
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Histoplasma capsulatum
- mold
- from large amt of bird/bat droppings
- often resp, but can go systemic
- pneumonia, lung infection
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fungi
- eukaryotic
- multi or unicellular
- nucleus
- linear DNA
- some motile
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