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Comparative Study
. 1983 Jul;198(1):42-7.
doi: 10.1097/00000658-198307000-00008.

Candida infections in surgical patients

P K Marsh, F P Tally, J Kellum, A Callow, S L Gorbach
Comparative Study

Candida infections in surgical patients

P K Marsh et al. Ann Surg. 1983 Jul.

Abstract

Serious Candida infections were seen in 55 surgical patients from January 1977 through December 1980. Most of the patients had compromising underlying conditions and many were elderly. Broad-spectrum antibiotics and total parenteral nutrition (TPN) appeared to predispose patients to Candida infections. Mortality rate from Candida was 38%. A high percentage of patients with positive blood or bile cultures died as a result of Candida infection. Therapy with intravenous amphotericin B was highly effective if given in adequate dosage. No patient receiving more than 200 mg of amphotericin B died, but the mortality rate was 56% in those receiving lower doses.

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