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Fungal diarrhoea: Association of different fungi and seasonal variation in their incidence

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A total of 854 patients (640 children and 214 adults) admitted with acute or chronic diarrhoea suspected of non-invasive overgrowth of fungi in intestine were screened during a period of 3 years. Fungal proliferation was noted in 54.8% of these patients (53.6% in children, 58.4% in adults). The predominant fungal species isolated were Candida albicans (64.5%), followed by C. tropicalis (23.3 %) C. krusei (6.9%), Torulopsis glabrata (1.6%). Trichosporon sp. and Geotrichum sp. were found to be responsible in 2.3% of adults. As seen in bacterial diarrhoea, higher incidence was noted in children from April to August. No such seasonal variation was noted in adults.

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  1. Department of Medical Microbiology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh, India

    P. Talwar, A. Chakrabarti, A. Chawla, S. Mehta, B. N. S. Walia, L. Kumar & K. S. Chugh

  2. Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh, India

    S. Mehta

  3. Department of Paediatrics, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh, India

    B. N. S. Walia & L. Kumar

  4. Department of Nephrology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh, India

    K. S. Chugh

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Talwar, P., Chakrabarti, A., Chawla, A. et al. Fungal diarrhoea: Association of different fungi and seasonal variation in their incidence. Mycopathologia 110, 101–105 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00446998

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