Candidemia in a Tertiary Care Hospital: Epidemiology and Factors Influencing Mortality
| Autor: | C. Fariñas-Álvarez, O. Acha, J D García-Palomo, C. Fernández-Mazarrasa, Héctor Alonso-Valle, M.C. Fariñas |
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| Rok vydání: | 2003 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male Microbiology (medical) medicine.medical_specialty Pediatrics medicine.medical_treatment Candida parapsilosis Medical microbiology Risk Factors Internal medicine Candida albicans Epidemiology medicine Humans Risk factor Hospitals Teaching Fungemia Aged Candida biology business.industry Candidiasis General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Obstructive lung disease Infectious Diseases Female business Central venous catheter |
| Zdroj: | European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. 22:254-257 |
| ISSN: | 1435-4373 0934-9723 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10096-003-0890-x |
| Popis: | The present study was conducted in order to assess the epidemiology and clinical course of candidemia and to identify the risk factors associated with mortality. A total of 143 episodes of nosocomial candidemia were identified during a 5-year period, and these were included in the study. The majority of candidemic episodes were due to Candida albicans (63, 44%), followed by Candida parapsilosis (32, 22%). The overall mortality was 45%. The following independent prognostic factors for mortality were identified: bacterial sepsis, rapidly fatal illness, chronic obstructive lung disease, presence of a central venous catheter, candidemia due to Candida albicans, and lack of antifungal therapy. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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