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| What is a fungal infection of the skin called? |
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| What are the 3 genre of fungi? |
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| trichophyton, microsporum, and epidermophyton |
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| fungi that grow on keratin |
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| athletes foot (ringworm of the foot) |
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| nail onychomycosis (ringworm of nails) |
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| How do you diagnose ringworm? |
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| microscopy (skin scrapings), culture (takes weeks) |
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| How do you treat ringworm? |
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| topical, nonprescription antifungal (miconazole, clotrimazole) or oral (griseofulvin or ketoconazole) |
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| How do you treat fungus of the hair? |
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| What type of infection is candidiasis? |
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| opportunistic (secondary to antibiotic therapy, change in pH) |
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| what increases your chances of candidiasis? |
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| AIDS, obese (increased moisture), diabetes (lack of circulation) |
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| how do you diagnose candidaisis? |
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| signs and symptoms, culture (germ tube will determine if it is candid or not) |
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| who gets systemic yeast infections? how should it be treated? |
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| AIDS patients; oral ketoconozole |
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| how do you treat candidasis? |
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| topical miconazole or clotrimazole |
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