Candida species in community-acquired pneumonia in patients with chronic aspiration
Abstract Background When Candida species is found in a sputum culture, clinicians generally dismiss it as a contaminant. We sought to identify cases of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in which Candida might play a contributory etiologic role. Methods In a convenience sample of patients hospitaliz...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-07-01
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| Series: | Pneumonia |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s41479-021-00090-x |