Subject:
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EBP 3: Effective Primary Care and Public Health IGMD 2: Molecular gastro-enterology and hepatology N4i 1: Pathogenesis and modulation of inflammation N4i 2: Invasive mycoses and compromised host NCMLS 1: Infection and autoimmunity NCMLS 5: Membrane transport and intracellular motility ONCOL 3: Translational research ONCOL 5: Aetiology, screening and detection UMCN 4.1: Microbial pathogenesis and host defense UMCN 4.2: Chronic inflammation and autoimmunity |
Organization:
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Nuclear Medicine Paediatrics Gastroenterology Internal Medicine |
Journal title:
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Clinical Microbiology and Infection
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Abstract:
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In three patients with catheter-associated candidaemia, use of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) led to the diagnosis of Candida lung abscesses, which was confirmed by computed tomography and a favourable response to antifungal therapy. It was concluded that FDG-PET is a promising new imaging technique that enables early identification of sites of disseminated candidiasis, and that this technique can be used in the evaluation of therapy.
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