title: Candida skin testing is a poor adjunct to tuberculin skin testing in international adoptees.
abstract: We conducted a prospective longitudinal study evaluating Candida skin testing among international adoptees presenting to our clinic between 2000 and 2006. Nineteen (17%) and 17 (15%) children had negative tests at presentation and at 6 months, respectively--only 3 were negative at both points. Our study suggests that Candida skin test reactivity is an unstable measure of anergy among international adoptees.
authors.affiliation: Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, and Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, USA. kee.yeo@uhhospitals.org
authors.forename: Kee Thai
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Yeo
authors.forename: Xiaobei
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: H Lester
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Kirchner
authors.forename: A Desiree
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: LaBeaud
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mandalakas
mesh_terms: D000300:Adoption; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012882:Skin Tests / Q000379:methods*