A note on the experimental uptake and clearance ofCandida albicansin a young captive gull (Larussp.)
✍ Scribed by John D. Buck
- Book ID
- 104773186
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Year
- 1986
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 242 KB
- Volume
- 94
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0301-486X
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✦ Synopsis
An immature gull (Larus sp.) was placed in captivity after having been kept as a pet for several weeks and allowed to roam freely. On day one of captivity, bird feces showed the presence of Candida albicans but the yeast was absent for the next 16 days. The gull was fed only yeast-free water and fish. On day 17 only, the bird was fed fish containing C. albicans which had been isolated from a wild gull. The yeast was present in all fecal samples (2-4 per day) for the next 13 days. Beginning on day 26 and irregularly thereafter the bird was fed fish containing 100-200 mg of ketoconazole. Feces continued to show the presence of C. albicans