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Riesgo de mortalidad en candidemia en niños oncohematológicos: revisión sistemática

Med. infant; 31 (1), 2024
Introducción: La tasa de mortalidad de la candidemia es variable, pero puede estar influenciada por la patología de base, en especial aquella que condiciona la presencia de neutropenia. En niños con patología oncohematológica, son pocos los trabajos que han abordado la mortalidad relacionada a candi...

Risk factors associated with mortality among patients who had candidemia in a university hospital

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Bloodstream infection due to Candida spp. is a primary cause of morbidity and mortality in tertiary hospitals. METHODS: In this retrospective study, we included patients with a positive blood culture for Candida spp. after 48 h of hospitalization. RESULTS A total of 335 patie...

Factores de riesgo y letalidad asociados a candidemia neonatal en una unidad de neonatología

Rev. chil. pediatr; 90 (2), 2019
OBJETIVO: Determinar los principales factores de riesgo asociados a candidemia en neonatos. PACIENTES Y MÉTODO: Se realizó un estudio de casos y controles retrospectivo pareado, desde enero de 2014 a diciembre de 2016. Los casos fueron pacientes con aislamiento en hemocultivo y/o líquido cefalorraqu...

Time of catheter removal in candidemia and mortality

Braz. j. infect. dis; 22 (6), 2018
ABSTRACT Background: The impact of central venous catheter (CVC) removal on the outcome of patients with candidemia is controversial, with studies reporting discrepant results depending on the time of CVC removal (early or any time during the course of candidemia). Objective: Evaluate the effect of tim...

Secular trends of candidemia at a Brazilian tertiary care teaching hospital

Braz. j. infect. dis; 22 (4), 2018
ABSTRACT Background Candidemia is the most frequent invasive fungal disease in hospitalized patients, and is associated with high mortality rates. The main objective of this study was to evaluate changes in the epidemiology of candidemia at a tertiary care hospital in a 21-year period. Methods We evalu...

Risk factors for candidemia mortality in hospitalized children

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 93 (2), 2017
Abstract Objective: To evaluate risk factors associated with death due to bloodstream infection caused by Candida spp. in pediatric patients and evaluate the resistance to the main anti-fungal used in clinical practice. Methods: This is a cross-sectional, observational, analytical study with retrospect...

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...