Immunological Interaction Between the Host and Candida Albicans Biofilm

Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven

Status: Completed

Conditions: Candidiasis

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01919931

S55012

Details and patient eligibility

About

Candida albicans is one of the most common nosocomial infection and the onset relies on the host immune status. The purpose of this study is to determine the immunological profile of patients infected with Candida albicans, that could ideally lead to a strategy to identify patients who could benefit from prophylaxis.

Enrollment: 237 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients infected with Candida albicans
• Patients not infected with Candida albicans

Exclusion criteria

• Underage patients
• Non consenting patients
• Unconscious patients

Trial design

237 participants in 2 patient groups

Candida Infection

Description:

Patients infected with Candida albicans

No infection

Description:

Patients with no Candida albicans infection