Genitourinary candidiasis: diagnosis and treatment

J Urol. 1976 Dec;116(6):778-80. doi: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)59009-6.

Abstract

Candida in the urine or surgical wound is a potentially lethal pathogen. Management of 82 patients has provided a rationale for the treatment of these infections. Urine colony counts, serologic findings and clinical observations determine therapy. Amphotericin B irrigants are effective for local infections. Disseminated infections require flucytosine and/or intravenous amphotericin B.

MeSH terms

  • Amphotericin B / therapeutic use
  • Candida / isolation & purification
  • Candidiasis / diagnosis*
  • Candidiasis / drug therapy*
  • Candidiasis / immunology
  • Flucytosine / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Nystatin / therapeutic use
  • Radiography
  • Ureter / diagnostic imaging
  • Ureteral Obstruction / diagnostic imaging
  • Urinary Tract Infections / diagnosis*
  • Urinary Tract Infections / diagnostic imaging
  • Urinary Tract Infections / drug therapy*
  • Urine / microbiology

Substances

  • Nystatin
  • Amphotericin B
  • Flucytosine