Candida Urinary Tract Infection

Candida Urinary Tract Infection General Information

When the fungal infections affect the urinary tract they usually attack the kidneys and the bladder. The most common causes that trigger such infections are the species of Candida. Candida Urinary Tract Infection is very common especially in hospitalized patients who have urinary catheters. This disease is also known under the name of candiduria. The urinary infection may also depend on the age of the patient. Candida Urinary Tract Infection means that in the patient’s urine we can observe the existence of one or more Candida species (the finding of yeasts) that could reveal the fact that the patient may suffer from cystitis or pyelonephritis. The presence of the Candida could only mean that the urinary catheter is indwelled or that the perineum or bladder has been infected. When talking about this disorder, specialists prefer to call it “insignificant candiduria” because it usually has no manifestations. It is also known the fact that girls present a higher risk of developing the illness than boys. The specialists consider that this is due to the colonization of the vagina. The incidence of this urinary problem is higher in pregnant women due to the same vaginal colonization. Candida Urinary Tract Infection is considered by the most doctors a real challenge between all the infections with any species of Candida. The yeasts may be found in the urine after a single course of antibiotics, such as: cephalexin, erythromycin, sulfas or amoxicillin because these drugs increase the risk of developing Candida infections.

Candida Urinary Tract Infection Symptoms

Candida Urinary Tract Infection Treatment

Because it generally is an asymptomatic disorder, Candida Urinary Tract Infection may be really difficult to diagnose when there are no noticeable clinical manifestations. When seeing a specialist (an urologist), he may demand some urine cultures and an evidence of the tissue reactions. It is also very hard to determine the exact location and the source of the Candida Urinary Tract Infection. It is very important to exclude all the other possible diseases before proceeding with any treatment. The existence of this disorder is considered in patients who have the specific symptoms and signs, have predisposing factors or have candidemia. If a man has the symptoms of urethritis but all the causes for this medical disorder are excluded, he may suffer from Candida UTI. The diagnosis for this type of disease is made by a sample from urine, which shows the level of candiduria. There are cases in which an individual can suffer from a more severe form of the disease called cystitis, which is generally diagnosed by the presence of an inflammation or irritation of the bladder. There are many treatment options for Candida Urinary Tract Infection which can include the treatment trial with Fluconazole and many other therapies. Fluconazole, in doses of 150 mg per day proves to be the most efficient treatment for this type of disease, but the bad part about this treatment is that it has a high rate of relapse. Some say that the disease can disappear by itself (only when the patient is asymptomatic), but there are cases in which the doctor can prescribe a treatment option called bladder irrigation. This type of procedure is done using a medicine called amphotericin B, given daily, in a dose of 0.5-1 mg/kg, and proves to be effective in more than half of all the patients. The bad part about this type of operation is also the high rate of recurrence. There are cases in which the doctor can prefer the clamping of the catheter procedure, instead of the irrigation. These treatments are usually inefficient in diabetes sufferers, and relapses are more encountered in patients who have been catheterized. The doctors consider that the treatment options should be applied only in symptomatic patients, neuropenic patients, patients suffering from renal allografts, and those who are doing the urologic manipulation. There are cases in which the patients do not require treatment and can include fungal colonization and asymptomatic Candida Urinary Tract Infection. Another treatment option is the flucytosine medicine, which is usually administered in a dosage of 25 mg per day. The medicine helps to treat Candida Urinary Tract Infection caused by the non Candida albicans species. The medicine has to be used in combination with other drugs, because if it is used alone the patient’s body resists to this drug and there would be no effect. Any of these treatments must be applied immediately after the diagnosis is set so that the chances to develop any further complications are effectively decreased.