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The doctor’ dilemma: Systemic candidiasis

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Two fatal cases of systemic candidiasis, occurring in immuno-compromised patients are presented. This report was prompted by the observation that although the diagnosis was proven at autopsy, there was ante-mortem evidence suggestive of disseminated mycosis in each instance. A resumé of laboratory methods which may assist in diagnosis is given, together with a restatement of diagnostic criteria and recent trends in therapy.

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  1. Department of Pathology, St. Vincent's Hospital, Dublin 4

    L. McDonnell & M. D. Farrell

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McDonnell, L., Farrell, M.D. The doctor’ dilemma: Systemic candidiasis. I.J.M.S. 150, 15–17 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02938187

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