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Descriptor English: Candidiasis
Descriptor Spanish: Candidiasis
Descriptor candidiasis
Entry term(s) candidiosis
infección por Candida
moniliasis
Scope note: Infección por un hongo del género CANDIDA. Suele ser una infección superficial de las zonas húmedas del cuerpo y generalmente está causada por CANDIDA ALBICANS. (Dorland, 27th ed)
Descriptor Portuguese: Candidíase
Descriptor French: Candidose
Entry term(s): Candida Infection
Candida Infections
Candidiases
Infection, Candida
Moniliases
Moniliasis
Tree number(s): C01.150.703.160
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002177
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)
Annotation: CANDIDIASIS, INVASIVE and CANDIDEMIA are also available
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
TM transmission
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Public MeSH Note: 81; was MONILIASIS 1963-80
Online Note: use CANDIDIASIS to search MONILIASIS 1966-80
History Note: 81; was MONILIASIS 1963-80
DeCS ID: 2209
Unique ID: D002177
NLM Classification: WC 470
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1981/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2020/05/27
Candidiasis - Preferred
Concept UI M0003258
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)
Preferred term Candidiasis
Entry term(s) Candida Infection
Candida Infections
Candidiases
Infection, Candida
Moniliases
Moniliasis



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