[Reflections on the pathobiology of candidemia].
The basic pathobiological situation in the patient suffering from candidemia is discussed. The number of yeast cells present in the blood circulation was estimated and the concentrations of Candida mannoprotein as well as of Candida mannan antigen were calculated. The resulting data were correlated with observations in laboratory diagnostics and with triggering of candidemic fever.
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Institut für Medizinische Mikrobiologie und Hygiene der Universität Freiburg i. Br., Deutschland. joh.mueller.malez@t-online.de
D000946:Antigens, Fungal / Q000097:blood; D001769:Blood / Q000382:microbiology; D001774:Blood Chemical Analysis; D002175:Candida / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D005334:Fever / Q000209:etiology; D016469:Fungemia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008351:Mannans / Q000097:blood
D000946:Antigens, Fungal; D008351:Mannans