Clinical Significance of Smear or Culture Positive for Candida Spp. From Sputum Three Times a Week

Summary

The definition of pulmonary candidiasis is still unclear.In China, isolation of candida spp. form sputum twice or three times a week has been regarded as the microbiological evidence of pulmonary candidiasis. The investigators hypothesize that patients who present respiratory symptoms and lung infiltrates together with smear of culture positive for candida spp. from sputum three times a week can not be diagnosed as pulmonary candidiasis.

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Start

2007-09

Primary completion

2010-12

Completion

2011-12

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• Results Cao B, Cai BQ, Wang H, Zhou CY, Wang P, Liu HR, Zhang H, Xu L, Xu KF, Xu WB, Zhu YJ, Li XG. [A study of 152 cases of pulmonary fungal infection: reevaluation of the microbiological spectra]. Zhonghua Jie He He Hu Xi Za Zhi. 2007 Apr;30(4):279-83. Chinese.

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