Evaluation of candida precipitin and agglutinin tests for the diagnosis of systemic candidiasis in burn patients

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Abstract
Candida agglutinin and precipitin tests were performed on a group of burned patients without evidence of systemic candidiasis to determine whether tests could be used to distinguish between colonization and systemic disease, as was recently reported. There were considerable numbers of false-positive results using both tests. These false-positive results occurred regardless of the candida colonization status of the patient. These tests are apparently of little diagnostic value in burn patients.