The spectrum of disease includes candidemia and acute and chronic disseminatedcandidiasis.
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In disseminatedcandidiasis, various organs frequently become involved, usually as a consequence of hematogenous spread of the organism.
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The infant reported here had shown progressive deterioration from disseminatedcandidiasis until conventional amphotericin B therapy was replaced with A-complex.
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At seven weeks of age, she developed severe disseminatedcandidiasis, which failed to respond to conventional amphotericin B and fluconazole therapy.
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Compared to the parental strain, the homozygous null mutant strain was far less virulent for mice in an intravenous infection model of disseminatedcandidiasis.
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Purpose of review: Disseminatedcandidiasis remains a life-threatening disease in the ICU.