Candidemia in a brazilian tertiary hospital: microbiological and clinical features over a six-year period

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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Main Authors: AL Mondelli, L Niéro-Melo, E Bagagli, CH Camargo, A Bruder-Nascimento, MF Sugizaki, MV Carneiro, PJF Villas Boas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SciELO 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases
Subjects:
candidemia
mortality
associated factors
Candida albicans
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992012000200015

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