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MeSH Heading: Candidiasis
Tree Number(s): C01.150.703.160
Unique ID: D002177
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002177
Annotation: CANDIDIASIS, INVASIVE and CANDIDEMIA are also available
Scope Note: Infection with a fungus of the genus CANDIDA. It is usually a superficial infection of the moist areas of the body and is generally caused by CANDIDA ALBICANS. (Dorland, 27th ed)
Entry Term(s): Candida Infection; Moniliasis
NLM Classification #: WC 470
Public MeSH Note: 81; was MONILIASIS 1963-80
Online Note: use CANDIDIASIS to search MONILIASIS 1966-80
History Note: 81; was MONILIASIS 1963-80
Date Established: 1981/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2020/05/27

Allowable Qualifiers: blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemically induced (CI)

classification (CL)

complications (CO)

congenital (CN)

diagnosis (DI)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

diet therapy (DH)

drug therapy (DT)

economics (EC)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

epidemiology (EP)

ethnology (EH)

etiology (ET)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiopathology (PP)

prevention & control (PC)

psychology (PX)

radiotherapy (RT)

rehabilitation (RH)

surgery (SU)

therapy (TH)

transmission (TM)

urine (UR)

veterinary (VE)

virology (VI)

Candidiasis MeSH Descriptor Data 2024