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Candida parapsilosis: principal causa de candidemia en un hospital de referencia para adultos de Costa Rica

Rev. chil. infectol; 33 (2), 2016
Background: Invasive Candida bloodstream infections are frequent and display high mortality in clinical practice. There is scarce published on this topic in Central America. Objective: To characterize the epidemiology of candidemia in a hospital setting in Costa Rica. Methods: 210 cases of nosocomial can...

Epidemiologia de candidemia en Córdoba Republica Argentina. Estudio de vigilancia de cinco instituciones
[Candidemia epidemiology in Córdoba Argentina. Surveillance study of five institutions].

UNLABELLED: The incidence rate of invasive infections due to Candida species has increased drastically in the last 20 years, causing a 40...

Is timely and appropriate antifungal drug enough for survival of adult cases with candidaemia? Five-year experience

West Indian med. j; 62 (8), 2013
OBJECTIVE: Candidaemia is the fourth most common cause of nosocomial bloodstream infections. The objective of this paper was to evaluate the risk factors associated with mortality in patients with candidaemia with respect to Candida species and their susceptibilities, retrospectively. METHODS: All consec...