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To describe the clinical characteristics, diagnosis, and therapeutic management of invasive Candida sepsis in hospitalized patients.

May 1, 1974Annals of SurgeryOpen Access

Candida Sepsis

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HSH. Harlan StoneUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore LKLAURA D. KOLBJohannes Gutenberg University Mainz CCCAMILLA A. CURRIE

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Clinical study observes severe complications of fungal bloodstream infections in hospitalized individuals, highlighting the critical need for prompt systemic antifungal therapy.

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To describe the clinical characteristics, diagnosis, and therapeutic management of invasive Candida sepsis in hospitalized patients.
Reviewed clinical courses and diagnostic evaluations of patients presenting with documented Candida bloodstream invasion.
Tracked microbiological identification of fungal pathogens alongside systemic antifungal interventions and surgical source control.
Fungal dissemination was associated with substantial morbidity and elevated mortality in severely compromised hosts.
Early recognition through blood cultures combined with rapid initiation of targeted antifungal agents was essential for infection clearance.

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Stone et al. (1974) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a70463c87f921057127928d https://doi.org/10.1097/00000658-197405000-00024

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Clinical study observes severe complications of fungal bloodstream infections in hospitalized individuals, highlighting the critical need for prompt systemic antifungal therapy.

Candida Sepsis

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