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Case Reports
. 2005 Jun;11(6):493-5.
doi: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2005.01155.x.

Diagnosis of Candida lung abscesses by 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography

C P Bleeker-Rovers  1 , A Warris, J P H Drenth, F H M Corstens, W J G Oyen, B-J Kullberg
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Diagnosis of Candida lung abscesses by 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography

C P Bleeker-Rovers et al. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2005 Jun.
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Abstract

In three patients with catheter-associated candidaemia, use of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) led to the diagnosis of Candida lung abscesses, which was confirmed by computed tomography and a favourable response to antifungal therapy. It was concluded that FDG-PET is a promising new imaging technique that enables early identification of sites of disseminated candidiasis, and that this technique can be used in the evaluation of therapy.

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