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Epidemiological Trends of Candidemia and the Impact of Adherence to the Candidemia Guideline: Six-Year Single-Center Experience

Journal of Fungi (Basel, Switzerland), 2021
This study aimed to investigate the epidemiology of candidemia and evaluate the impact of adherence to the candidemia guideline defined by the European Confederation of Medical Mycology Quality of Clinical Candidemia Management (EQUAL) Candida score ...
Jong Hun Kim, Min Ja Kim, Jin Woong Suh
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Mortality of Candida auris candidemia compared with non-auris candidemia: a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
BackgroundCandida auris has emerged as a globally significant healthcare-associated fungal pathogen. Although descriptive studies have reported high mortality for candidemia caused by C.
Jing Chen, Na Xiao, Qian Xiang, Yan Luo, Hui Wang, Tian-fen Liao   +5 more
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Characteristics, risk factors, and outcomes of bloodstream infections in the intensive care unit: a retrospective cohort study

Journal of International Medical Research, 2023
Objective The main objective was to assess the clinical characteristics, associated factors, and outcomes of patients admitted to the ICU for candidemia.
Fábio Barlem Hohmann, Renato Carneiro de Freitas Chaves, Guilherme Benfatti Olivato, Guilherme Martins de Souza, Vinicius Barbosa Galindo, Moacyr Silva Jr, Marines Dalla Valle Martino, Fernando Gatti de Menezes, Thiago Domingos Corrêa   +8 more
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Incidence of candidemia and prevalence of azole-resistant candidemia at a tertiary South African hospital – A retrospective laboratory analysis 2016–2020

Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2022
Background: Candidemia is associated with high morbidity and mortality. The epidemiology of candidemia has changed globally over the past 20 years. South African surveillance demonstrated a shift in epidemiology from Candida albicans to non-albicans ...
Vindana Chibabhai
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Epidemiology of Blood Stream Infection due to Candida Species in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Japan over 12 Years: Importance of Peripheral Line-Associated Candidemia. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2016
Candidemia is an important cause of mortality in healthcare settings. Peripheral lines are a source of candidemia, yet few studies have reported on the clinico-epidemiological features of candidemia due to peripheral-line associated blood stream ...
Masahiro Ishikane, Kayoko Hayakawa, Satoshi Kutsuna, Nozomi Takeshita, Norio Ohmagari   +4 more
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Risk factors and lethality associated with Candidemia in severe COVID-19 patients [PDF]

Current Medical Mycology, 2022
Background and Purpose: Candidemia remained important in the intensive care units(ICU) during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aimed to investigate the clinical and laboratory data on candidemia in COVID-19 patients.Materials and Methods: The baseline ...
Zehra Beştepe Dursun, Hilal Sipahioğlu, Recep Civan Yüksel, Hafize Sav, Ilhami Çelik   +4 more
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Validation of an Automated System for the Extraction of a Wide Dataset for Clinical Studies Aimed at Improving the Early Diagnosis of Candidemia

Diagnostics, 2023
There is increasing interest in assessing whether machine learning (ML) techniques could further improve the early diagnosis of candidemia among patients with a consistent clinical picture.
Daniele Roberto Giacobbe, Sara Mora, Alessio Signori, Chiara Russo, Giorgia Brucci, Cristina Campi, Sabrina Guastavino, Cristina Marelli, Alessandro Limongelli, Antonio Vena, Malgorzata Mikulska, Anna Marchese, Antonio Di Biagio, Mauro Giacomini, Matteo Bassetti   +14 more
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Persistent candidemia in very low birth weight neonates: risk factors and clinical significance

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2018
Background The prevalence and risk factors for persistent candidemia among very low birth weight infants are poorly understood. This study aimed to investigate the epidemiology of persistent candidemia over a 4-year period in a neonatal intensive care ...
Jinjian Fu, Yanling Ding, Yongjiang Jiang, Shengfu Mo, Shaolin Xu, Peixu Qin   +5 more
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Risk Factors and Clinical Outcomes of Candidemia Associated With Severe COVID-19

Critical Care Explorations, 2022
IMPORTANCE:. COVID-19 can cause serious illness requiring multimodal treatment and is associated with secondary infections. Studies have suggested an increased risk of fungal infections, including candidemia following severe COVID-19 though understanding
Deepali Dixit, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP, FCCM, Polly Jen, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP, AAHIVP, Tyler D. Maxwell, BS, PharmD, Steven Smoke, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP, James Andrew McCracken, PharmD, Maria Cardinale-King, PharmD, BCCCP, Aditi Haribhakti, PharmD Candidate, Purvi Patel, MD, Eris Cani, BS, PharmD, BCIDP, BCPS, Seohyun (Claudia) Choi, PharmD, BCCCP, Sugeet Jagpal, MD, Tilly Varughese, MD, Luis L. Tatem, MD, Tanaya Bhowmick, MD   +13 more
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Sensitivity of Serum Beta-D-Glucan in Candidemia According to Candida Species Epidemiology in Critically Ill Patients Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit

Journal of Fungi, 2022
Serum beta-D-glucan (BDG) determination plays an important role in the diagnosis of candidemia among critically ill patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). However, BDG levels measured may be lower in the case of infections caused by some non-
Malgorzata Mikulska, Laura Magnasco, Alessio Signori, Chiara Sepulcri, Silvia Dettori, Stefania Tutino, Antonio Vena, Franca Miletich, Nadir Ullah, Paola Morici, Lorenzo Ball, Paolo Pelosi, Anna Marchese, Daniele Roberto Giacobbe, Matteo Bassetti   +14 more
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