Oesophageal candidosis in intensive care patients

We conducted upper intestinoscopies in 124 intensive care patients, six of whom had oesophageal candidosis. Of these, two also had Candida plaque in t he stomach. The patients at the intensive care unit (ICU) had a mean Apache -II score of 26.7; whereas the score was 29.5 in patients with Candida oeso phagitis. A significant increase of Candida antibodies was found in 59 of 1 24 patients (47.6%), including all patients with oesophageal candidosis. Pr esumably, mycotic infections of other sites were present. The severity by w hich mucous membranes were affected correlated well with microscopically ev ident invasiveness.