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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Plast Surg 1976; 09(01): 46-48
DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1778306
Review Article

Candida Albicans Infection in Burn

R. C. Sinha
1   Head of the Deptt. of Plastic Surgery, Patna Medical College & Hospital, Patna
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B. D. Sinha
2   Civil Assistant Surgeon
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Summary

1. Forty cases of burns were studied to detect the incidence of possible secondary infection by candida albicans.

2. In the seven & half percent of cases candida albicans infection have been detected.

3. In all the above patients, it was found that patients were run down and their immune mechanism were suppressed due to prelonged used of modern antibiotics and/or steroids.



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19 February 2024

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