The Serodiagnosis of Moniliasis

The Serodiagnosis of Moniliasis

Soon after broad spectrum antibiotic drugs became available for therapy, reports appeared in the literature describing moniial infections of the anogenital area and oral mucosa. Cannon (1) reported on the considerable amount of attention being centered upon the problem of the rising frequency of monilial infections in relation to antibiotic therapy. Loh and Baker (2) studied the fecal flora of ...

Pulmonary Moniliasis

Bronchopulmonary moniliasis in the newborn.

Ten instances of bronchopulmonary moniliasis due to C. albicans in neonatal infants, 1 to 11 days of age, are described. The incidence was 1.05% out of a total of 947 consecutive necropsies on neonates. Diagnosis was established by morphological identification of the fungi. Seven cases were associated with inflammatory exudation. In three cases inflammation was absent. Infection secondary to mo...

Moniliasis in acute leukaemia.

The prolonged use of antibiotics, cortisone, or a combination of both has resulted in an increase in infections with monilia. With the recent advances in the treatment of acute leukaemia to include anti-metabolites, corticoids, and antibiotics, an increased incidence of monilial infections might be expected. This paper reports the clinical and necropsy findings in five cases of acute leukaemia ...

A Case of Broncho-Moniliasis