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Nosocomial fungal infections: candidemia

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, 1999
Candida species are frequently encountered as part of the human commensal flora. Colonization mostly precedes candidemia and is an independent risk factor for the development of candidemia. Genotyping methods showed the similarity between colonizing and infecting strains, thus making endogenous origin likely, though exogenous sources like total ...
Verduyn Lunel, F.M., Meis, J.F.G.M., Voss, A.   +2 more
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Occurrence, presentation and treatment of candidemia

Expert Review of Clinical Immunology, 2012
Candida is one of the most common causes of nosocomial bloodstream infections. Candidemia is not confined to hematological patients, intensive care units or abdominal surgery wards, but it is remarkably frequent in the internal medicine setting. High mortality associated with candidemia can be reduced by prompt, appropriate antifungal therapy.
MIKULSKA, MALGORZATA KAROLINA, Del Bono V, RATTO, SANDRA, VISCOLI, CLAUDIO   +3 more
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Candidemia in major burns patients

Mycoses, 2016
SummaryMajor burn patients have characteristics that make them especially susceptible to candidemia, but few studies focused on this have been published. The objectives were to evaluate the epidemiological, microbiological and clinical aspects of candidemia in major burn patients, determining factors associated with a poorer prognosis and mortality. We
RENAU, ANA ISABEL, SALAVERT, MIGUEL, VIVO, CARMEN, CANTON, EMILIA, Pérez Del Caz MD, Pemán J   +5 more
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Candidemia in Pediatric Surgery Patients

Journal of Chemotherapy, 2000
Candida spp. are the fourth leading cause of bloodstream infection. While the literature on neonatal candidemia is abundant, its prevalence in pediatric surgery cases is hardly mentioned. This study was carried out over a 5-year period to evaluate the prevalence of candidemia in pediatric surgery intensive care unit patients (ICU), and to examine both ...
E M, Mokaddas, S A, Ramadan, S H, Abo el Maaty, S C, Sanyal   +3 more
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Candidiasis and Candidemia

Journal of Advancement in Medicine, 1999
Systemic distribution of the ubiquitous enteric fungus, Candida albicans (C Alb) may require less opportunism than had previously been considered. High enteric levels of C Alb have demonstrated the ability to spill-over in significant numbers into the host's peripheral circulation.
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Management of Candidemia

New England Journal of Medicine, 1994
Finding the optimal treatment for patients with candidemia has been a major source of frustration for physicians during the past decade.
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Ocular involvement in children with candidemia

American Journal of Ophthalmology, 2003
To evaluate ocular findings in hospitalized children with systemic Candida species infection.Retrospective review of inpatient hospital consultations.Inpatient hospital consultations performed by a pediatric ophthalmology service over a 30-month period were reviewed.Of 600 consultations performed by the service, 30 were to rule out ocular findings in ...
Sean P, Donahue, Eric, Hein, Robbin B, Sinatra   +2 more
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Defining Risks for Nosocomial Candidemia

Archives of Internal Medicine, 1989
Everything is sweetened by risk. Alexander Smith(1830-1867) Chance and the tools to those who use them best. Charles Leonard Moore(1854-1923) Hospital epidemiology is rapidly accelerating into its fourth decade as an academic discipline in the United States.
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candidemia

Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice, 1997
by Janine R. Maenza, William G. Merz
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Candidemia: Evolution of Drug Resistance and Novel Therapeutic Approaches

Infection and Drug Resistance, 2021
Anna Prigitano, Gianluca Morroni, Francesco Barchiesi   +2 more
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