Medically reviewed by Katlein Franca, MD Toenail fungus, or onychomycosis, is a nail infection that can make your toenails thicker, change color, or break apart. It affects about one in 10 people and ...

The biggest difference between UTIs and yeast infections? UTIs are caused by bacteria, while yeast infections are caused by a ...

The Vaginox test kit doesn't specifically detect the presence of yeast — instead, it measures vaginal pH levels. Normal vaginal pH ranges from 3.8 to 4.5, so the test can be helpful in determining ...

With an increasing geographic footprint, it is important for clinicians to be able to find a treatment for coccidioidomycosis ...

For those fastidious, slow-growing organisms (Brucella and Bartonella species) and cell-dependent pathogens (C. burnetii) there are substantial data to support the use of serological tests in the ...

A new lateral-flow test could one day save lives across the world through early detection of a deadly fungal disease that dramatically spiked during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A new lateral-flow test could one day save lives across the world through early detection of a deadly fungal disease which dramatically spiked during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A biological sample that a Chinese researcher was accused of smuggling into the United States and that prosecutors cast as a "dangerous biological pathogen" is a common type of fungus already ...

Cannabis extract shows promise for treating fungal infections in lab tests by Bianca Nogrady, Macquarie University edited by Stephanie Baum, reviewed by Robert Egan Editors' notes ...

What actually causes yeast to overgrow on male anatomy Penile yeast infections develop through specific biological mechanisms that disrupt the natural balance of microorganisms living on genital ...

Background Voriconazole is a triazole antifungal crucial for treating invasive fungal infections such as aspergillosis. Its use can be challenging owing to its unpredictable pharmacokinetics, leading ...