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candida, flourescent stain, mouth anatomy, candidiasis, oral, oral thrush oral thrush, yeast infection, the mucous membranes, the mouth, tongue, thrush, a fungus, candida albicans, organism lives in mouth, kept in check by healthy organisms that also live, resistance to infection is low, fungus, grow, lesions in mouth, on tongue, lessen resistance to infection, increase chances of getting thrush, taking antibiotics, steroid medications, having hiv, aids, receiving chemotherapy, cancer, drugs to suppress immune system following an organ transplant, very old, very young, in poor health, having diabetes, thrush is commonly seen in infants, not considered abnormal in infants, lasts longer than a couple weeks, candida albicans, cause yeast infections, in the vagina, thrush appears, whitish, velvety plaques, in the mouth, on the tongue, underneath the whitish material, red tissue, bleed, lesions, slowly increase in number, immunocompromised, hiv positive, receiving chemotherapy, infection, spread to other organs, esophagus, causing pain, swallowing, throughout body, fatal, dentist, always diagnose thrush by looking at mouth, tongue, fungal lesions have a distinct appearance, not entirely clear, tests performed to look, the candida organisms, microscopic examination of mouth scrapings, culture of mouth lesions, thrush in infants, not necessary, generally resolves on its own, two weeks, two goals, treating oral thrush in adults, improve immune system's ability to function, in diabetics, good control, the diabetes enough to clear the infection, second, directly treat the infection, purpose, prescribe an antifungal mouthwash, lozenges to suck on, used, 5-10 days, they don't work, infection has spread throughout body, have hiv/aids, stronger medications used, ketoconazole, fluconazole, thrush in infants painful, rarely serious, discomfort, interfere, eating, does not resolve on its own, 2 weeks, call pediatrician, in adults, oral candidiasis, cured, long-term outlook is dependent on immune status, the immune deficit, candida organism, spread throughout body, causing infection in esophagus, esophagitis, brain, meningitis, heart, endocarditis, joints, arthritis, eyes, endophthalmitis, infant has had lesions, in the mouth consistent, thrush, at least 2 weeks, infant is eating poorly due, lesions, a teen, adult, lesions, consistent, thrush, have pain, difficulty swallowing, hiv positive, receiving chemotherapy, take medications to suppress immune system, have frequent outbreaks of thrush, recommend taking antifungal medication on a regular basis to avoid recurrent infections, an infant, thrush is breast-feeding, ways, prevent future infections, an antifungal medication, sterilize, discard any pacifiers, bottle-fed babies, thrush, discard the nipples, buy new ones, the baby's mouth begins to clear, prevent spread of hiv infection, follow safe sex practices, universal precautions, working, blood products, goldman l, ausiello d, eds, cecil textbook of medicine, 22nd ed, philadelphia, pa, saunders, marx ja, hockberger rs, walls rm, eds, rosen's emergency medicine, concepts, clinical practice, 5th ed, mosby, mandell gl, bennett je, dolin r, eds, principles of infectious diseases, 5th ed, new york, ny, churchill livingstone, 2000.