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Candida pneumonia: What we know and what we don't

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Barkauskas, CE; Perfect, JR
Published in: Current Fungal Infection Reports
March 1, 2009

The diagnosis of Candida pneumonia is a difficult one to make, and some experts often question whether the entity truly exists. This article assimilates the information currently available regarding Candida pulmonary infection to elucidate the presentation of the disease and the hosts in which it occurs. It also describes how to interpret the presence of Candida in respiratory secretions from both immunocompetent and immunocompromised patients. Finally, it describes how the diagnosis of Candida pneumonia can be made, which patients with suspected disease should be treated, and which antifungal agents should be used. Copyright © 2009 by Current Medicine Group LLC.

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Current Fungal Infection Reports

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1936-377X

ISSN

1936-3761

Publication Date

March 1, 2009

Volume

3

Issue

1

Start / End Page

21 / 31

Related Subject Headings

  • 3207 Medical microbiology
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
 

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Barkauskas, C. E., & Perfect, J. R. (2009). Candida pneumonia: What we know and what we don't. Current Fungal Infection Reports, 3(1), 21–31. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12281-009-0004-z
Barkauskas, C. E., and J. R. Perfect. “Candida pneumonia: What we know and what we don't.” Current Fungal Infection Reports 3, no. 1 (March 1, 2009): 21–31. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12281-009-0004-z.
Barkauskas CE, Perfect JR. Candida pneumonia: What we know and what we don't. Current Fungal Infection Reports. 2009 Mar 1;3(1):21–31.
Barkauskas, C. E., and J. R. Perfect. “Candida pneumonia: What we know and what we don't.” Current Fungal Infection Reports, vol. 3, no. 1, Mar. 2009, pp. 21–31. Scopus, doi:10.1007/s12281-009-0004-z.
Barkauskas CE, Perfect JR. Candida pneumonia: What we know and what we don't. Current Fungal Infection Reports. 2009 Mar 1;3(1):21–31.
Journal cover image

Published In

Current Fungal Infection Reports

DOI

EISSN

1936-377X

ISSN

1936-3761

Publication Date

March 1, 2009

Volume

3

Issue

1

Start / End Page

21 / 31

Related Subject Headings

  • 3207 Medical microbiology
  • 3202 Clinical sciences