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| {{Esophageal candidiasis}}
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| ==Overview==
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| [[C. albicans]] is the main species causing infection in humans more than any other [[Candida|candida species]].
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| ==Causes:==
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| ===Most common causes:===
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| [[Candida albicans]] is the most common cause of Esophageal candidiasis.<ref name="pmid8243605">{{cite journal |vauthors=Barchiesi F, Morbiducci V, Ancarani F, Scalise G |title=Emergence of oropharyngeal candidiasis caused by non-albicans species of Candida in HIV-infected patients |journal=Eur. J. Epidemiol. |volume=9 |issue=4 |pages=455–6 |year=1993 |pmid=8243605 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid7942935">{{cite journal |vauthors=Sangeorzan JA, Bradley SF, He X, Zarins LT, Ridenour GL, Tiballi RN, Kauffman CA |title=Epidemiology of oral candidiasis in HIV-infected patients: colonization, infection, treatment, and emergence of fluconazole resistance |journal=Am. J. Med. |volume=97 |issue=4 |pages=339–46 |year=1994 |pmid=7942935 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
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| ===Less common causes:===
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| Other candida strains can cause Esophageal candidiasis:<ref name="pmid8243605">{{cite journal |vauthors=Barchiesi F, Morbiducci V, Ancarani F, Scalise G |title=Emergence of oropharyngeal candidiasis caused by non-albicans species of Candida in HIV-infected patients |journal=Eur. J. Epidemiol. |volume=9 |issue=4 |pages=455–6 |year=1993 |pmid=8243605 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid7942935">{{cite journal |vauthors=Sangeorzan JA, Bradley SF, He X, Zarins LT, Ridenour GL, Tiballi RN, Kauffman CA |title=Epidemiology of oral candidiasis in HIV-infected patients: colonization, infection, treatment, and emergence of fluconazole resistance |journal=Am. J. Med. |volume=97 |issue=4 |pages=339–46 |year=1994 |pmid=7942935 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
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| *[[Candida krusei]]
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| *[[Candida glabrata]]
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| *[[Candida tropicalis]]
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| ===In immunocompromised patients:===
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| Specific species of [[candida]] were isolated from [[immunocompromised]] patients:<ref name="pmid1651690">{{cite journal |vauthors=Bonacini M, Young T, Laine L |title=The causes of esophageal symptoms in human immunodeficiency virus infection. A prospective study of 110 patients |journal=Arch. Intern. Med. |volume=151 |issue=8 |pages=1567–72 |year=1991 |pmid=1651690 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
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| *[[Candida|Candida inconspicua]]
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| *[[Candida dubliniensis]]
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| ==References==
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