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Candida colonization of the airway potentiates bacterial pneumonia in a rat model. Pseudomonas aeruginosa (A), E. coli (B) and S. aureus (C) were instilled into the tracheas of rats with and without prior instillation of C. albicans. With all three pathogens, C. albicans significantly worsened both bacterial burden and lung injury. Figure reproduced from Roux et al.
