The emergence of non-albicans candidemia and evaluation of HiChrome Candida differential agar and VITEK2 YST® platform for differentiation of Candida bloodstream isolates in teaching hospital Kandy, Sri Lanka

The emergence of non-albicans candidemia and evaluation of HiChrome Candida differential agar and VITEK2 YST® platform for differentiation of Candida bloodstream isolates in teaching hospital Kandy, Sri Lanka

Abstract Background Candidemia is an emerging hospital-acquired bloodstream infection (BSI). It is common among severely ill and immunocompromised patients. Even following appropriate therapy in candidemia, recent studies reveal relative high mortality (40%). The global incidence of candidemia shows...

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Main Authors: Mahen Kothalawala, J. A. A. S. Jayaweera, Sinnapoo Arunan, Anuradha Jayathilake
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-06-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Subjects:
Candidemia: non-albicans candida sp.
Emergence
Risk factors and anti-fungal resistance
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12866-019-1518-3

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