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Mice were injected with human SAP subcutaneously (SQ) followed by intravenous injection of Candida albicans. Male, BALBcJ mice were administered 2 mg human SAP or the homologous human pro-inflammatory pentraxin CRP, SQ on day \u22121 followed by 1 mg on days 0 thru 4; yeast cells were administered intravenously on day 0. Mice not receiving a pentraxin were morbid on day 1, surviving 4\u20137 days. Mice administered SAP survived longer than mice receiving yeast cells alone (p &lt; 0.022), although all mice died. Mice given CRP died faster than mice receiving yeast cells alone (p &lt; 0.017). Miridesap is a molecule that avidly binds SAP, following which the complex is broken down by the liver. Miridesap administered in the drinking water removed SAP from the serum and yeast cells and significantly prolonged the life of mice (p &lt; 0.020). Some were \u201ccured\u201d of candidiasis. SAP administered early in the septic process provided short-lived benefit to mice, probably by blunting cytokine secretion associated with disseminated candidiasis. 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