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| lifeskim:mentions | |
| pubmed:issue |
7
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| pubmed:dateCreated |
2001-9-19
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| pubmed:abstractText |
A prospective study was conducted to determine (i) the degree of yeast colonization in surgical patients with intra-abdominal perforations and (ii) whether the frequency of colonization is different in patients with a complicated postoperative course than in patients recovering uneventfully. A total of 1,496 specimens taken per- and post-operatively from the mouth, stomach, feces, urine, trachea, and abdomen of 109 surgical patients with intra-abdominal perforations were examined. Yeast was recovered from 98 (90%) of the patients and from 634 (42%) of the specimens. Approximately 70% of the specimens from the mouth and stomach, 47% of fecal specimens, and 31% of abdominal specimens were positive for yeast. A total of 42 patients had a complicated postoperative course. The majority of these patients were colonized with yeast at multiple body sites: yeast was recovered on one or more occasions from two or more body sites in 90% and from three or more body sites in 71%. Many of the patients with an uncomplicated postoperative course also were colonized: yeast was recovered from two or more body sites in 69% and from three or more body sites in 34%. The results of this study indicate that treatment recommendations based on yeast colonization will expose a large number of patients to unnecessary or even harmful antifungal treatment. This does not mean that yeast colonization is insignificant; however, more accurate criteria and methods based on prospective clinical studies are needed to detect patients at risk of developing severe Candida infection.
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| pubmed:language |
eng
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| pubmed:journal | |
| pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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| pubmed:chemical | |
| pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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| pubmed:month |
Jul
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| pubmed:issn |
0934-9723
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| pubmed:author | |
| pubmed:issnType |
Print
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| pubmed:volume |
20
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| pubmed:owner |
NLM
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| pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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| pubmed:pagination |
475-81
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| pubmed:dateRevised |
2006-11-15
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| pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:11561803-Adolescent,
pubmed-meshheading:11561803-Adult,
pubmed-meshheading:11561803-Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:11561803-Aged, 80 and over,
pubmed-meshheading:11561803-Antifungal Agents,
pubmed-meshheading:11561803-Colony Count, Microbial,
pubmed-meshheading:11561803-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:11561803-Follow-Up Studies,
pubmed-meshheading:11561803-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:11561803-Incidence,
pubmed-meshheading:11561803-Intestinal Perforation,
pubmed-meshheading:11561803-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:11561803-Middle Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:11561803-Mycoses,
pubmed-meshheading:11561803-Postoperative Complications,
pubmed-meshheading:11561803-Postoperative Period,
pubmed-meshheading:11561803-Preoperative Care,
pubmed-meshheading:11561803-Probability,
pubmed-meshheading:11561803-Prospective Studies,
pubmed-meshheading:11561803-Risk Factors,
pubmed-meshheading:11561803-Survival Rate,
pubmed-meshheading:11561803-Yeasts
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| pubmed:year |
2001
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| pubmed:articleTitle |
Yeast colonization in surgical patients with intra-abdominal perforations.
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| pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Bacteriology, National Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway. per.sandven@folkehelsa.no
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| pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Comparative Study
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