title: Diagnostic value of serum antibody to candida in an extensively burned patient.
abstract: This report gives details of an extensively burned patient who died of candidiasis. Retrospectively, by using the procedure of indirect immunoperoxidase staining, we measured the levels of antibody to candida in the stored patient's serum, collected from the time of admission to our hospital until death. Gradual increases in the antibody titres to candida were seen over the postburn period. The findings can be useful in diagnosing candidiasis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Kitakyushu General Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mukae
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Matsunaga
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hotchi
mesh_terms: D000908:Antibodies, Fungal / Q000032:analysis*; D002056:Burns / Q000382:microbiology*; D002175:Candida / Q000276:immunology*; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000032:analysis; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018805:Sepsis / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D016038:Skin Transplantation
chemical_list: D000908:Antibodies, Fungal; D007074:Immunoglobulin G