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Candida colonization index: a standalone construct

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Infectious diseases

the ratio of body sites colonized by Candida to sites cultured, used to anticipate invasive candidiasis in critically ill surgical patients.

In infectious diseases, Candida colonization index refers to the ratio of body sites colonized by Candida to sites cultured, used to anticipate invasive candidiasis in critically ill surgical patients. This meaning comes from Pittet (1994) in Annals of Surgery.[1]

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References

Pittet, D., Monod, M., Suter, P. M., Frenk, E., & Auckenthaler, R. (1994). Candida Colonization and Subsequent Infections in Critically III Surgical Patients. Annals of Surgery, 220(6), 751-758. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000658-199412000-00008

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