Erschienen in:
01.11.2007 | Brief Report
Candidemia complicated by endophthalmitis: a prospective analysis
verfasst von:
S. Kannangara, D. Shindler, D. Y. Kunimoto, B. Sell, J. A. DeSimone
Erschienen in:
European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases
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Ausgabe 11/2007
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Excerpt
Endogenous fungal endophthalmitis, including chorioretinitis or vitreal involvement, is a known complication of disseminated candidal infection. The incidence rate of candidal eye infection as a complication of candidemia is unclear. Some studies of ocular candidiasis, many of which were performed retrospectively, report rates varying from 2% to 40% [
1‐
7]. This variability in incidence may relate to the retrospective nature of these reports, a difference in definition of ocular candidiasis, or other differences in methodology. A few prospective studies report similar rates ranging from approximately 2% to 40% [
1‐
4,
6,
8‐
10]. Therefore, to demonstrate the current incidence of ocular candidiasis, we undertook a prospective study of fungal endophthalmitis as a complication of candidemia in hospitalized patients. …
