Oesophageal candidosis in intensive care patients.
Mycoses
; 43(11-12): 377-9, 2000.
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| ID: mdl-11204353
ABSTRACT
We conducted upper intestinoscopies in 124 intensive care patients, six of whom had oesophageal candidosis. Of these, two also had Candida plaque in the stomach. The patients at the intensive care unit (ICU) had a mean Apache-II score of 26.7; whereas the score was 29.5 in patients with Candida oesophagitis. A significant increase of Candida antibodies was found in 59 of 124 patients (47.6%), including all patients with oesophageal candidosis. Presumably, mycotic infections of other sites were present. The severity by which mucous membranes were affected correlated well with microscopically evident invasiveness.
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01-internacional
Contexto em Saúde:
3_ND
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Candidíase
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Doenças do Esôfago
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Unidades de Terapia Intensiva
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Mycoses
Ano de publicação:
2000
Tipo de documento:
Article