Zaragoza Rafael, Pemán Javier, Quindós Guillermo, Iruretagoyena Jose R, Cuétara María S, Ramírez Paula, Gómez Maria D, Camarena Juan J, Viudes Angel, Pontón José
Intensive Care Unit and Department of Microbiology, Valencia, Spain.
Clin Vaccine Immunol. 2009 Oct;16(10):1527-8. doi: 10.1128/CVI.00183-09. Epub 2009 Aug 12.
The influence of kinetic patterns of Candida albicans germ tube antibodies (CAGTA) on mortality was analyzed in six intensive care units. Statistically significant lower mortality rates were found in patients with patterns of increasing CAGTA titers who had been treated with antifungal agents. Thus, antifungal treatment should be considered when CAGTA titers are increasing in critically ill patients.