Incidence and predictors of invasive candidiasis associated with candidaemia in children
Mycoses, 10/19/2009
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Neely M et al. – Invasive candidiasis, especially proven or probable, in the setting of candidaemia was not common in hospital, but premature infants and immunocompromised children were at significantly ... dermatology,derm infectious disease
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Autosomal dominant chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis and primary hypothyroidism complicated by oesophageal carcinoma
Clinical and Experimental Dermatology, 10/06/2009
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Koch D et al. – The authors describe three generations of a white family with autosomal dominant chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis (CMCC) and primary hypothyroidism, which was ... SCC) of the oesophagus in the index case.
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Ascorbic acid decreases the antifungal effect of fluconazole in the treatment of candidiasis
Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology, 11/05/2009
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Wang Y et al. – The results of the present study indicate that AA inhibits the antifungal activity of FCZ, suggesting that the two should not be used together clinically for the treatment of candidiasis.
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Neonatal Peritoneal Candidiasis Successfully Treated with Anidulafungin Add-On Therapy
Annals of Pharmacotherapy, 10/23/2009
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Varisco BM et al. – Peritoneal candidiasis is a common complication of bowel perforation in neonates. Anidulafungin's pharmacokinetic and antifungal properties make it a viable therapeutic option in the ... disease in critically ill infants and children.
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Candidiasis: New agents for invasive infections
The Clinical Advisor, 10/06/2009
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Sherman C – These agents – the echinocandins caspofungin, anidulafungin, and micafungin – are essentially reserved for candidemia and other invasive forms of candidiasis. The Guidelines also incorporate new data on the treatment of ... of suspected invasive candidiasis are similar. Although antifungal prophylaxis remains an area of controversy, new data have strengthened recommendations for its use under specified circumstances in patients who are judged to be at high risk of invasive candidiasis.
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Efficient diagnosis of vulvovaginal candidiasis using a new rapid immunochromatography test
Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 10/13/2009
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Marot–Leblond A et al. – The ICT provided a rapid result and a better compromise between sensitivity and specificity than conventional microscopy and culture for the diagnosis of VVC. This easy ... useful to practitioners treating women with symptoms of vaginitis.
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Assessment of clinical risk predictive rules for invasive candidiasis in a prospective multicentre cohort of ICU patients
Intensive Care Medicine, 10/02/2009
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Playford EG et al. – Risk predictive models should factor in both clinical risk factors and Candida colonisation parameters. Integrating these models into therapeutic ... patient populations and settings.
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A Homozygous CARD9 Mutation in a Family with Susceptibility to Fungal Infections
New England Journal of Medicine, 10/29/2009
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Glocker EO et al. – An autosomal recessive form of susceptibility to chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis is associated with homozygous mutations in CARD9.
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Treatment of candidemia and invasive candidiasis in the intensive care unit: post hoc analysis of a randomized, controlled trial comparing micafungin and liposomal amphotericin B
Critical Care, 10/20/2009
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Dupont BF et al. – Overall, ICU subjects had lower treatment success rates than non–ICU subjects for both
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Autoimmune Polyendocrine Syndrome Presenting As Diabetic Ketoacidosis in a 20-Year-Old Woman With Crohn Disease: A Case Report
The Endocrinologist, 11/18/2009
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Ucak S et al. – The most frequent manifestations of APS include chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis, hypoparathyroidism, adrenocortical failure, and gonadal failure in females. The authors present a case of APS that cannot be classified in any
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