fungemia/クレアチニン

D-Arabinitol (DA) is a useful diagnostic marker for candidiasis in patients with neutropenia and other high-risk groups, but its use in unselected patients with a broad range of underlying diseases and conditions has not been studied. We used an automated enzymatic fluorometric assay to measure

BACKGROUND The estimation of prognosis is necessary in the treatment of fungemia because of its high mortality rate. We studied prognostic factors and estimated prognosis by scoring clinical and laboratory findings in 41 patients with fungemia treated at Tenri Hospital between 1976 and

Candida species are now the fourth leading cause of nosocomial bloodstream infection in hospitalized patients, and non-Candida albicans species now surpass Candida albicans. The clinical features of the most common non-Candida albicans species, Candida (Torulopsis) glabrata, have not been well

OBJECTIVE To delineate long-term survival after an episode of bacteremia or fungemia and risk factors for mortality. METHODS Cohort study. METHODS A 900-bed university hospital in Israel. METHODS Study group comprising 1991 patients 18 years of age or older in whom bacteremia or fungemia were

Saccharomyces cerevisiae, known as baker's yeast, is also used as a probiotic agent to treat gastroenteritis by modulating the endogenous flora and immune system. However, since there have been increasing reports of fungemia due to S.cerevisiae and its subspecies S.boulardii, it is recommended that

OBJECTIVE To assess efficacy and safety of fluconazole in neonates with Candida fungemia. METHODS Multicenter prospective protocol of all fungemias appearing between January 1, 1993, and December 31, 1997, in four major university hospitals. RESULTS Forty neonates, 28 of them with very low birth

Disseminated candidemia is a common nosocomial infection in the neonatal intensive care unit, though only a few studies have reported the outcome of amphotericin B therapy in neonatal candidiasis. Our treatment regimen consisted of an initial daily amphotericin B dose of 0.5 mg/kg. (For infants

Pre-existing renal insufficiency serves as a common risk factor in the development of acute renal failure. Acute renal failure is a common finding in patients with bacteremia and is associated with poor prognosis. A total of 2722 consecutive patients 18 years old or older, fulfilling strike criteria

BACKGROUND Of the 13 reported cases of hypercalcemia associated with fungal infection, 1 was caused by Cryptococcus neoformans and probably mediated by increased levels of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D [1,25(OH)2D]. Eight others were associated with Coccidioides immitis, of which only 2 had measured

Objectives The aim of this study was to retrospectively identify candidate prognostic indicators in cats with histoplasmosis treated with antifungal therapy. Methods Medical records of cats diagnosed with histoplasmosis were reviewed. Candidate prognostic indicators were assessed for an association

A multi-dimensional gas chromatographic method was developed to measure the Candida metabolite D-arabinitol enantioselectively in human serum. The heptafluorobutyrate derivatives of D-arabinitol, L-arabinitol and ribitol (internal standard) were separated from other serum constituents with a 60 m X

Amphotericin B is still the first-line therapy for neonatal fungal infections. With several comparative trials of intralipid-based amphotericin B (IL-AmB) demonstrating its clinical effectiveness and reduced renal toxicity in adults, we examined the renal tolerance and infection outcome in

The safety, tolerance, and pharmacokinetics of amphotericin B lipid complex (ABLC) were studied in a cohort of pediatric cancer patients. Six children with hepatosplenic candidiasis (HSC) received 2.5 mg of ABLC/kg of body weight/day for 6 weeks for a total dosage of 105 mg/kg. Mean serum creatinine

Thirty-three current long-term total parenteral nutrition (TPN) patients (13 men, 20 women) aged 21 to 79 years were prospectively studied to evaluate their change in glomerular filtration rate since beginning TPN. Creatinine clearance (CrCl) from the subject's initial home TPN clinic visit and at

The serodiagnostic tests, beta-glucan, mannan, candida antigen by Cand-Tec, and D-arabinitol were evaluated in 10 patients with candidemia, 14 patients with suspected fungemia, and 10 healthy persons. By blood culture or lysis centrifugation, C. albicans was isolated from 5 patients, C. parapsilosis