The usefulness of the Platelia Candida antigen in a patient with acute lymphocytic leukemia and chronic disseminated candidiasis

Medical Mycology

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 647-650

  Sun, Hsin Yun ^a   Chiu, Yu Shin ^a   Tang, Jih Luh ^a   Wang, Jiun Ling ^a   Chang, Shan Chwen ^a,b   Chen, Yee Chun ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Antibody; Antigen; Candida; Candidiasis; Diagnosis; Neutropenia; Platelia

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIBODY; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ASPARAGINASE; CANDIDA ANTIGEN; CEFEPIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFUROXIME; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOXORUBICIN; FLUCONAZOLE; FOLINIC ACID; IFOSFAMIDE; MANNAN; MESNA; METHOTREXATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE SODIUM SUCCINATE; PREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; VINCRISTINE;

ACUTE LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CANDIDIASIS; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEATH; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG FEVER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEBRILE NEUTROPENIA; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMMUNOASSAY; INTERSTITIAL NEPHRITIS; INVASIVE PROCEDURE; KIDNEY BIOPSY; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; NEUTROPHIL COUNT; PYURIA; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN CULTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBODIES, FUNGAL; ANTIGENS, FUNGAL; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CANDIDIASIS; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC; MALE; MANNANS; NEUTROPENIA;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA TROPICALIS;

EID: 33750483591     PISSN: 13693786     EISSN: 14602709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13693780600735445     Document Type: Article

References (17)

1. Lewis, JH and Patel, HR and Zimmerman, HJ. (1982) The spectrum of hepatic candidiasis Hepatology, 2, pp. 479-487.
2. Talbot, GH and Provencher, M and Cassileth, PA. (1998) Persistent fever after recovery from granulocytopenia in acute leukemia Arch Intern Med, 148, pp. 129-135.
3. Verdeguer, A and Femandez, JM and Esquembre, C and (1990) Hepatosplenic candidiasis in children with acute leukemia Cancer, 65, pp. 874-877.
4. Haron, E and Feld, R and Tuffnell, P and (1987) Hepatic candidiasis, an increasing problem in immunocompromised patients Am J Med, 83, pp. 17-26.
5. Thaler, M and Pastakia, B and Shawker, TH and O'Leary, T and Pizzo, PA. (1988) Hepatic candidiasis in cancer patients, the evolving picture of syndrome Ann Intern Med, 108, pp. 88-100.
6. Anttila, VJ and Elonen, E and Nordling, S and (1997) Hepatosplenic candidiasis in patients with acute leukemia: Incidence and prognostic implications Clin Infect Dis, 24, pp. 375-380.
7. Chen, CY and Chen, YC and Tang, JL and (2003) Hepatosplenic fungal infection in patients with acute leukemia in Taiwan: Incidence, treatment, and prognosis Ann Hematol, 82, pp. 93-97.
8. Rossetti, F and Brawner, DL and Bowden, R and (1995) Fungal liver Infection in marrow transplant recipients: Prevalence at autopsy, predisposing factors, and clinical features Clin Infect Dis, 20, pp. 801-811.
9. Sendid, B and Caillot, D and Baccouch-Humbert, B and (2003) Contribution of the Platelia Candida-specific antibody and antigen tests to early diagnosis of systemic Candida tropicalis infection in neutropenic adults J Clin Microbiol, 41, pp. 4551-4558.
10. Girmenia, C and Martino, P and De Bernardis, F and Boccanera, M and Cassone, A. (2004) Lack of circulating Candida mannoprotein antigen in patients with focal hepatosplenic candidiasis J Med Microbiol, 53, pp. 103-106.
11. Sendid, B and Poirot, JL and Tabouret, M and (2002) Combined detection of mannanaemia and antimannan antibodies as a strategy for the diagnosis of systemic infection caused by pathogenic Candida species J Med Microbiol, 51, pp. 433-442.
12. Sendid, B and Tabouret, M and Poirot, JL and (1999) New enzyme immunoassays for sensitive detection of circulating Candida albicans mannan and antimannan antibodies: Useful combined test for diagnosis of systemic candidiasis J Clin Microbiol, 37, pp. 1510-1517.
13. Yera, H and Sendid, B and Francois, N and Camus, D and Poulain, D. (2001) Contribution of serological tests and blood culture to the early diagnosis of systemic candidiasis Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis, 20, pp. 864-870.
14. Pappas, PG and Rex, JH and Sobel, JD and (2004) Guidelines for treatment of candidiasis Clin Infect Dis, 38, pp. 161-189.
15. Mennink-Kersten, MA and Donnelly, JP and Verweij, PE. (2004) Detection of circulating galactomannan for the diagnosis and management of invasive aspergillosis Lancet Infect Dis, 4, pp. 349-357.
16. Ascioglu, S and Rex, JH and de Pauw, B and (2002) Defining opportunistic invasive fungal infections in immunocompromised patients with cancer and hematopoietic stem cell transplants: An international consensus Clin Infect Dis, 34, pp. 7-14.
17. Klastersky, J. (2004) Antifungal therapy in patients with fever and neutropenia - more rational and less empirical? N Engl J Med, 351, pp. 1445-1447.