Risk factors and mortality of candidemia in a children's public hospital in Sao Paulo, Brazil

Autor: Groisman Sieben, Rodrigo, Paternina-de la Ossa, Rolando, Waack, Amaury, Casale Aragon, Davi, Bellissimo-Rodrigues, Fernando, Israel do Prado, Seila, Celia Cervi, Maria
Zdroj: Revista Argentina de Microbiologia; July-September 2024, Vol. 56 Issue: 3 p281-286, 6p
Abstrakt: •Candidacan colonize and invade human surfaces, causing severe infections.•Incidence of candidemia in our study was higher than Latin American.•Non-albicans Candidaspecies were the most frequent, including C. parapsilosis.•Septic shock was the only one with a risk factor for mortality.•Implementing infection control strategies to prevent candidemia and adverse outcomes.
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