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Medical Author:

David Perlstein, MD, MBA, FAAP

David Perlstein, MD, MBA, FAAP

Dr. Perlstein received his Medical Degree from the University of Cincinnati and then completed his internship and residency in pediatrics at The New York Hospital, Cornell medical Center in New York City. After serving an additional year as Chief Pediatric Resident, he worked as a private practitioner and then was appointed Director of Ambulatory Pediatrics at St. Barnabas Hospital in the Bronx.

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Medical Editor:

William C. Shiel Jr., MD, FACP, FACR

William C. Shiel Jr., MD, FACP, FACR

Dr. Shiel received a Bachelor of Science degree with honors from the University of Notre Dame. There he was involved in research in radiation biology and received the Huisking Scholarship. After graduating from St. Louis University School of Medicine, he completed his Internal Medicine residency and Rheumatology fellowship at the University of California, Irvine. He is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology.

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In this Article

• What are yeast infections?
• Why do yeast sometimes cause symptoms?
• How do babies get yeast infections?
• What is oral thrush? What are symptoms of oral thrush?
• How do children (and adults) acquire thrush?
• How does yeast affect diaper rash?
• Can thumb sucking cause problems with yeast?
• Can a nursing mother acquire yeast infections from her infant?
• How are thrush and other yeast infections treated?
• Should a child with yeast infection be kept out of child care?
• Are there other names for yeast infection?
• Find a local Pediatrician in your town
• Thrush and Other Yeast Infections in Children Index

There is no need to remove a child with yeast infection from child care. Since most healthy people already harbor Candida, children with thrush and Candida diaper rash do not have to be excluded from child care (as long they are able to participate comfortably).

Child-care providers should follow good hygiene, including careful hand washing and disposal of nasal and oral secretions of children with thrush, in order to avoid transmitting the infection to children who may not already be infected.

Because yeast infection is due to Candida, it is referred to as candidiasis. Thrush is known as oral candidiasis. The old name for Candida was Monilia. The infection is still sometimes called moniliasis, and thrush is still at times known as oral moniliasis.

REFERENCE:

American Academy of Pediatrics. "Candidiasis (Moniliasis, Thrush)." In: Pickering, L.K., ed. Red Book: 2009 Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases. 28th ed. Elk Grove Village, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics, 2009: 245-249.