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The definition of pulmonary candidiasis is still unclear.In China, isolation of candida spp. form sputum twice or three times a week has been regarded as the microbiological evidence of pulmonary candidiasis. The investigators hypothesize that patients who present respiratory symptoms and lung infiltrates together with smear of culture positive for candida spp. from sputum three times a week can not be diagnosed as pulmonary candidiasis.


Clinical Trial Description

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Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Bio-equivalence Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Diagnostic


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NCT number NCT00537888
Study type Interventional
Source Capital Medical University
Contact Bin Cao, doctor
Phone 8610-85231130
Email caobin1999@gmail.com
Status Recruiting
Phase Phase 4
Start date September 2007
Completion date December 2011

See also
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