Candidemia in a brazilian tertiary hospital: microbiological and clinical features over a six-year period
Yeasts are becoming a common cause of nosocomial fungal infections in immunocompromised patients. Such infections often develop into sepsis with high mortality rates. The aim of this study was to evaluate some of the numerous factors associated with the development of candidemia. Medical records wer...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:50664d7d0d7445d4b841bb416837c9cd 2023-05-15T15:04:20+02:00 Candidemia in a brazilian tertiary hospital: microbiological and clinical features over a six-year period AL Mondelli L Niéro-Melo E Bagagli CH Camargo A Bruder-Nascimento MF Sugizaki MV Carneiro PJF Villas Boas 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1590/S1678-91992012000200015 https://doaj.org/article/50664d7d0d7445d4b841bb416837c9cd EN eng SciELO http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992012000200015 https://doaj.org/toc/1678-9199 doi:10.1590/S1678-91992012000200015 1678-9199 https://doaj.org/article/50664d7d0d7445d4b841bb416837c9cd Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, Vol 18, Iss 2, Pp 244-252 (2012) candidemia mortality associated factors Candida albicans Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Toxicology. Poisons RA1190-1270 Zoology QL1-991 article 2012 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1590/S1678-91992012000200015 2022-12-31T10:42:50Z Yeasts are becoming a common cause of nosocomial fungal infections in immunocompromised patients. Such infections often develop into sepsis with high mortality rates. The aim of this study was to evaluate some of the numerous factors associated with the development of candidemia. Medical records were retrospectively analyzed of 98 Candida spp. patients. Results showed that the most prevalent risk factors for developing candidemia were: antibiotics and antifungal agents (93.9% and 79.6%, respectively); the use of central venous catheter (93.9%); mechanical ventilation (73.5%); and parenteral nutrition (60.2%). The main species of Candida found were: C. parapsilosis (37.76%), C. albicans (33.67%); and others (28.57%). C. glabrata showed the highest mortality rate (75%), followed by C. tropicalis (57.1%) and C. albicans (54.5%). The elevated mortality rate found in this study indicates that preventive measures against candidemia must be emphasized in hospitals. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases 18 2 244 252 |
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Yeasts are becoming a common cause of nosocomial fungal infections in immunocompromised patients. Such infections often develop into sepsis with high mortality rates. The aim of this study was to evaluate some of the numerous factors associated with the development of candidemia. Medical records were retrospectively analyzed of 98 Candida spp. patients. Results showed that the most prevalent risk factors for developing candidemia were: antibiotics and antifungal agents (93.9% and 79.6%, respectively); the use of central venous catheter (93.9%); mechanical ventilation (73.5%); and parenteral nutrition (60.2%). The main species of Candida found were: C. parapsilosis (37.76%), C. albicans (33.67%); and others (28.57%). C. glabrata showed the highest mortality rate (75%), followed by C. tropicalis (57.1%) and C. albicans (54.5%). The elevated mortality rate found in this study indicates that preventive measures against candidemia must be emphasized in hospitals. |
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Candidemia in a brazilian tertiary hospital: microbiological and clinical features over a six-year period |
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