"Candida" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A genus of yeast-like mitosporic Saccharomycetales fungi characterized by producing yeast cells, mycelia, pseudomycelia, and blastophores. It is commonly part of the normal flora of the skin, mouth, intestinal tract, and vagina, but can cause a variety of infections, including CANDIDIASIS; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; VULVOVAGINAL CANDIDIASIS; and CANDIDIASIS, ORAL (THRUSH).
| Descriptor ID |
D002175
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.300.107.795.095 B01.300.381.147 B01.300.930.176
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| Concept/Terms |
Candida- Candida
- Candidas
- Monilia
- Monilias
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2012 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2013 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2014 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Candida" by people in Profiles.
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Association Between Duration of Candidemia and Clinical and Healthcare Resource Utilization Outcomes Among Hospitalized Adult Patients With Candidemia Who Received Empiric Treatment With an Echinocandin Across United States Hospitals. Clin Infect Dis. 2026 Feb 09; 82(1):75-85.
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Managing Candida auris fungemias: the results of a prospective and international study. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2025 08 06; 69(8):e0035825.
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Increased fungal burden in the gastrointestinal tract of brain-dead organ donors. Microbiol Spectr. 2025 Aug 05; 13(8):e0334124.
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Micafungin pharmacodynamics predict clinical outcomes in hospitalized patients with candidemia caused by certain Candida species. Pharmacotherapy. 2023 06; 43(6):466-472.
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Candida leucine aminopeptidase: A novel mycoprotein linked to invasive candidiasis and mortality in acutely decompensated cirrhosis. J Hepatol. 2023 08; 79(2):e68-e71.
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"The Raven Himself Is Hoarse:" Candida dubliniensis fungemia manifesting as an eschar. Skinmed. 2022; 20(3):213-214.
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Temporal changes in gastrointestinal fungi and the risk of autoimmunity during early childhood: the TEDDY study. Nat Commun. 2022 06 07; 13(1):3151.
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Gradenigo's and Vernet's syndrome in an adult man with Candida mastoiditis. BMJ Case Rep. 2021 Apr 27; 14(4).
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A cross sectional study to observe the diversity of fungal species in Onychomycosis isolated from a tertiary care hospital in Karachi. J Pak Med Assoc. 2021 Jan; 71(1(A)):51-54.
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Laboratory Analysis of an Outbreak of Candida auris in New York from 2016 to 2018: Impact and Lessons Learned. J Clin Microbiol. 2020 03 25; 58(4).