Pulmonary candidiasis

AKALIN E. H.

KLIMIK JOURNAL, cilt.20, sa.3, ss.67-70, 2007 (ESCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 20 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2007
  • Dergi Adı: KLIMIK JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CAB Abstracts, CINAHL, EMBASE, Veterinary Science Database
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.67-70
  • Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Infections due to Candida spp. are seen especially in critically ill patients in intensive care units and immunocompromised patients. Candidemia is most frequently seen among the invasive Candida infections. Pulmonary candidiasis is rare. Diagnosis of pulmonary candidiasis is difficult although it is frequently considered differential diagnosis of pneumonia in immunocompromised patients and requires histopathological confirmation. The diagnostic value of Candida spp. isolation from sputum or specimens of lower respiratory tract is controversial.