[Antibody base titer against the XXXX fungus of the Candida family in childhood].

@entity1 @entity281 @entity375 @entity6923
Because of the omnipresence of @entity375 belonging to the species Candida it is not easy to distinguish between contamination and @entity281 in @entity1 (e.g. swabs from skin or mucous membranes). Antibody detection may be helpful for the diagnosis of severe @entity6923 . However, during early infancy most @entity1 produce Candida antibodies without the signs of @entity281 . Those basic antibody titers have to be considered when antibody determination becomes necessary to prove @entity6923 . Lowest titers against Candida were detected in the first year of life based on the decrease of the maternally transmitted antibodies. However, Candida colonization rates are most frequently detectable in this period. At the age of 10 years the antibody titers of adults are reached. The determination of one single titer does not justify any conclusion of @entity6923 because the antibody basic titers are widely scattered. @entity6923 still remain a more or less clinical diagnosis which can only be confirmed by the antibody titer dynamics.
