Fungal diarrhoea : association of different fungi and seasonal variation in their incidence

A total of 854 patients (640 children and 214 adults) admitted with acute or chronic diarrhoea suspected of non-invasive overgrowth of fungi in intestine were screened during a period of 3 years. Fungal proliferation was noted in 54.8% of these patients (53.6% in children, 58.4% in adults). The pred...

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Published in:Mycopathologia (1975) 1990-05, Vol.110 (2), p.101-105
Main Authors: TALWAR, P, CHAKRABARTI, A, CHAWLA, A, MEHTA, S, WALIA, B. N. S, KUMAR, L, CHUGH, K. S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acute Disease
Adult
Aspergillus - isolation & purification
Biological and medical sciences
Candida - isolation & purification
Candidiasis - epidemiology
Candidiasis - microbiology
Child
Chronic Disease
Diarrhea - epidemiology
Diarrhea - microbiology
Geotrichum - isolation & purification
Human mycoses
Humans
Incidence
India - epidemiology
Infectious diseases
Medical sciences
Mycoses
Mycoses - epidemiology
Mycoses - microbiology
Mycoses of the digestive system
Seasons
Trichosporon - isolation & purification
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Summary:A total of 854 patients (640 children and 214 adults) admitted with acute or chronic diarrhoea suspected of non-invasive overgrowth of fungi in intestine were screened during a period of 3 years. Fungal proliferation was noted in 54.8% of these patients (53.6% in children, 58.4% in adults). The predominant fungal species isolated were Candida albicans (64.5%), followed by C. tropicalis (23.3%) C. krusei (6.9%). Torulopsis glabrata (1.6%). Trichosporon sp. and Geotrichum sp. were found to be responsible in 2.3% of adults. As seen in bacterial diarrhoea, higher incidence was noted in children from April to August. No such seasonal variation was noted in adults.
ISSN:0301-486X
1573-0832
DOI:10.1007/BF00446998