The Significance of Candidemia
Authors: CHARLES A. ELLIS
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1967)

Article1 September 1967The Significance of CandidemiaCHARLES A. ELLIS, M.D., MARTIN L. SPIVACK, M.D., PH.D.CHARLES A. ELLIS, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, MARTIN L. SPIVACK, M.D., PH.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-67-3-511 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptMembers of the genusCandidaare common saprophytes on the mucous membranes and in the gastrointestinal tract of man (1, 2). The ability of these microorganisms to emerge as clinically significant pathogens has been the subject of recent attention (3-5). Although there is general agreement that the increasing prevalence ofCandidaspecies as opportunistic invaders began with the use of modern chemotherapy, the precise determinants of the altered pathogenicity ofCandidain the human host are not clear. 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Annual review of significant publications.ERYTHROPOIETIC PROTOPORPHYRIA IN TWO SISTERS 1 September 1967Volume 67, Issue 3_Part_1 Page: 511-522 Keywords Candida Chemotherapy Gastrointestinal tract Glucose Infectious diseases Mucous membranes Opportunistic pathogens Pathogens Pulmonary diseases Steroids ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 September 1967 PDF downloadLoading ...