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cord-006308-s5le8ugm	Dimopoulos, G.	Candidemia in immunocompromised and immunocompetent critically ill patients: a prospective comparative study	2007-05-25		.txt	text/plain	4713	235	46	The purpose of this study was to compare the risk factors, clinical manifestations, and outcome of candidemia in immunocompromised (IC) and nonimmunocompromised (NIC) critically ill patients. No study to date has been specifically designed to compare risk factors, manifestations, and outcome of candidemia in IC and NIC critically ill patients. Thus, we performed the present study to assess possible clinically significant differences between IC and NIC patients with candidemia receiving care in the ICU setting. The investigational work-up for invasive candidiasis in our patients (other than blood cultures, esophageal endoscopy, and oral scrapings) included (a) identification of predisposing factors, (b) surveillance cultures to detect possible colonization, (c) eye exam, and (d) CT scans of the suspected site of infection. The NIC patients in our study developed candidemia during their ICU hospitalization, and none manifested esophageal candidiasis, although one developed oral thrush.	./cache/cord-006308-s5le8ugm.txt	./txt/cord-006308-s5le8ugm.txt