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Mannose-binding lectin deficiency facilitates abdominal Candida infections in patients with secondary peritonitis.
Clinical and vaccine immunology : CVI - 1 Jan 2008
van Till J W Olivier, Modderman Piet W, de Boer Martin, Hart Margreet H L, Beld Marcel G H M, Boermeester Marja A
Abstract excerpt
Mannose-binding lectin (MBL) deficiency due to variations in the MBL gene is associated with increased susceptibility to infections. In this study, the association between MBL deficiency and the occurrence of abdominal yeast infection (AYI) in peritonitis patients was examined. Eighty-eight patients with secondary peritonitis requiring emergency laparotomy were included. MBL genotype (wild type [WT] versus...
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