Thrush

Thrush is an infection caused by a yeast-like fungus whose proper name is Candida albicans.

This fungus occurs widely and is usually unnoticed. However if it starts to multiply rapidly it can cause problems in many different parts of the body, including the vagina, the mouth (especially in babies, where it causes white patches on the tongue and inside the cheeks) and in the nappy area.

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Reviewed May 2008

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Title:   Vaginal thrush
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Candida is the yeast organism causing thrush. It lives naturally in the bowel, on skin and in the vagina.
Date:   Jul 2008
Title:   Dental care - common conditions - 0 to 5 years
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Oral thrush, mouth ulcers and cold sores (herpes simplex infections) are common in babies and young children.
Date:   May 2008
Title:   Thrush (Candidiasis)
Publisher:   Queensland Health
Description:   Thrush is due to overgrowth of fungi called Candida. This may occur in the vagina and external genital area causing a range of signs and symptoms. Thrush is not considered to be a sexually transmitted infection (STI). Candida may be present normally in small numbers.
Date:   Apr 2008
Title:   Genital itch
Publisher:   Queensland Health
Description:   Itch around the vagina and the soft skin outside of the vagina in women is most commonly due to thrush. These are usually due to fungal infections caused by the same fungi which produce athlete's foot and ring worm, and are hardly ever caused by sexually transmitted infections.
Date:   Apr 2008
Title:   Thrush
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Vaginal thrush is a common infection caused by an overgrowth of a yeast called Candida albicans, which lives in the vagina. Symptoms may include vaginal itching or burning, a discharge, and stinging or burning while urinating. Specific vaginal creams or vaginal tablets (pessaries) can help reduce the symptoms of thrush.
Date:   Jan 2008
Title:   Vaginal thrush
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   All you need to know about preventing vaginal thrush, and what treatments may be helpful.
Date:   Dec 2007
Title:   Thrush
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Thrush is a common infection in the mouth of babies, on rashes and in the vagina of women. It can be very irritating but it is treatable.
Date:   Oct 2007
Title:   Oral versus intra-vaginal imidazole and triazole anti-fungal treatment of uncomplicated vulvovaginal candidiasis (thrush)
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   The decision to prescribe or recommend the purchase of an anti-fungal for oral or intra-vaginal administration should take into consideration: safety, cost and treatment preference. Unless there is a previous history of adverse reaction to one route of ...
Date:   Aug 2007
Title:   Vulval conditions
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   The external female genitals are called the vulva. Vulval conditions include dermatitis, thrush, lichen sclerosus, vulvodynia and vulval cancer.
Date:   Jul 2007
Title:   Patient isolation measures for infants with candida colonization or infection for preventing or reducing transmission of candida in neonatal units
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Fungal infection with Candida has become increasingly common in the neonatal intensive care unit. Candida infection causes many deaths and significantly increases health care costs. Candida spreads among babies by contact, generally by health care staff...
Date:   Mar 2007
Title:   Interventions for treating oral candidiasis for patients with cancer receiving treatment
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Cancer treatment can lead to severe fungal infections (candidiasis, called thrush) in the mouth. This can cause pain, difficulties in eating and longer hospital stays. Infection can sometimes spread through the body and become life-threatening. Differen...
Date:   Feb 2007
Title:   Interventions for preventing oral candidiasis for patients with cancer receiving treatment
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Treatment for cancer can lead to severe fungal infections (thrush) in the mouth. This can cause discomfort, pain, difficulties in eating, longer stays in hospital and more worryingly, systemic infection and risk to life. Different drugs are used to try ...
Date:   Nov 2006
Title:   Nappy rash
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Nappy rash can result from contact dermatitis, or from a fungal thrush infection.
Date:   Jul 2006
Title:   Vulval conditions
Publisher:   Women's Health Queensland Wide Inc
Description:   A wide range of conditions can affect the vulva. These conditions can be loosely grouped into: dermatological, thrush and sexually transmitted infections, vulvodynia (vulval pain) and pre-cancerous and cancerous conditions.
Date:   Jul 2006
Title:   Interventions for the prevention and management of oropharyngeal candidiasis associated with HIV infection in adults and children
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Oral candidiasis (thrush) associated with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection occurs commonly and recurs frequently, often presenting as an initial manifestation of the disease. Interventions aimed at preventing and treating HIV-associated oral...
Date:   May 2006
Title:   Thrush
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Thrush is an infection with a yeast-like fungus called Candida albicans.
Date:   Oct 2005
Title:   Thrush and other vaginal infections
Publisher:   Women's Health Queensland Wide Inc
Description:   Most vaginal infections are caused by an imbalance in the naturally occurring bacteria or fungi in the vagina, or by a parasite. The three most common vaginal infections in women are bacterial vaginosis, candidiasis (also known as thrush) and trichomoniasis.
Date:   Mar 2005
Title:   Prophylactic oral antifungal agents to prevent systemic candida infection in preterm infants
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   There is insufficient evidence to support the use of prophylactic oral antifungal agents in very low birth weight infants in the neonatal intensive care unit. Randomised controlled trials in current neonatal practice settings are needed...
Title:   Fungal infections treatment
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Tinea and thrush infections can be treated quickly and effectively with fungicidal products available from your chemist.
Date:   Jun 2002
Title:   Fungal problems
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   There are 2 common types of fungal skin infections - tinea and candida.
Date:   Jul 2001
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