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Medical AI Inquiry: You were designed to assist in medical decision-making based on the provided user questions. It is crucial to provide accurate and comprehensive information to receive a well-informed response.
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Candida infection is predisposed by all, except
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The correct answer is  Predisposing factors for candidiasis are diabetes, malignancy, immunodeficiency, prolonged administration of antibiotics, patients on immunosuppressive drugs and intravenous catheters. Use of OCP causes elevation of blood glucose level by causing carbohydrate intolerance which in turn causes diabetes. Ref: Textbook of Microbiology, Ananthanarayan and Paniker; 9th edition .