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Table 2 Clinical and serological characteristics of patients without invasive candidiasis (group 2).

From: Diagnosis of invasive candidiasis by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay using the N-terminal fragment of Candida albicans hyphal wall protein 1

Patient No.

Underlying condition

Microorganism isolated/specimen

Reactivity by immunoblotting

Highest titer of antibodies to CAGT

Reactivity by ELISA

37

Leukemia

S. prolificans/Blood

-

0

-

38

Heart surgery

A. fumigatus/Necropsy

-

80

+

39

Heart surgery

A. fumigatus/Valvular prosthesis

-

0

-

40

Heart surgery

A. baumannii/Bronchial brush

-

80

+

41

Multiorgan failure

E. coli/Blood

-

20

-

42

Herpetic encephalitis

 

-

40

-

43

Brain surgery

A. baumannii/CSF

-

0

-

44

Abdominal surgery

E. coli/Abdominal drain

-

20

-

45

Craneal trauma

P. aeruginosa/Bronchial aspirate

-

80

-

46

Cervical trauma

S. epidermidis/Venous catheter

-

0

-

47

Pancreatitis

 

-

0

-

48

Abdominal surgery

A. baumannii/Blood

-

20

-

49

Pancreatitis

 

-

0

-

50

Pancreatitis

 

-

80

-

51

Heart surgery

 

-

0

-

52

Acute respiratory insuficiency

S. pneumoniae/Blood

-

40

+

53

Polytrauma

E. coli/Abdominal drain

-

0

+

54

Craneal trauma

P. aeruginosa/Blood

-

0

-

55

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

A. baumannii/Bronchial brush

-

0

-

56

Heart surgery

S. epidermidis/Venous catheter

-

0

+

57

Abdominal surgery

S. epidermidis/Venous catheter

-

80

-

58

Craneal trauma

A. baumannii/Blood

-

80

-

59

Pancreatitis

E. faecalis/Pancreatic drain

-

80

-

60

Acute respiratory insuficiency

H. influenzae/Bronchial brush

+

160

-

61

Heart surgery

S. epidermidis/Venous catheter

-

0

+

62

Cirrhosis

P. mirabilis/Venous catheter

+

0

-

63

Peritonitis

E. coli/Abdominal drain

-

0

-

64

Colon surgery

A. baumannii/Abdominal wound

-

0

-

65

Polytrauma

A. baumannii/Blood

-

80

-

66

Aplastic anemia

 

-

20

-

67

Acute myeloid leukemia

 

-

80

+

68

Acute myeloid leukemia

 

-

0

-

69

Aplastic anemia

 

-

0

+

70

Acute lymphocytic leukemia

 

-

0

-

71

Chronic lymphocytic leukemia

 

-

40

-

72

Allogeneic BMT

 

-

20

-

73

Acute myeloid leukemia

 

-

0

-

74

Acute myeloid leukemia

 

-

0

-

75

Acute myeloid leukemia

Coagulase negative Staphylococcus/Blood

-

0

-

76

Myelodysplastic syndrome

Aspergillus sp./Necropsy

-

160

-

77

Acute myeloid leukemia (Allogeneic BMT)

Aspergillus sp./Necropsy

-

160

-

78

Cronic lymphocytic leukemia

P. jiroveci/BAL

-

20

-

79

Acute myeloid leukemia

Aspergillus sp./Necropsy

-

1280

-

80

Acute myeloid leukemia

A. flavus/BAL

-

40

-

81

Acute myeloid leukemia

Aspergillus sp./Necropsy

-

20

-

  1. CSF: cerebrospinal fluid; BMT: bone marrow transplantation; BAL: bronchoalveolar lavage.