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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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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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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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Candidemia in children [PDF]

Current Medical Research and Opinion, 2010
Seriously ill or immunocompromised children are at increased risk of invasive fungal infections, particularly candidemia. Candida albicans and Candida parapsilosis are the two most frequent causes of candidemia in pediatric patients. Candidemia in children is associated with high morbidity and mortality, increased length of hospital stays, and higher ...
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Active surveillance of candidemia in children from latin america: A key requirement for improving disease outcome. [PDF]

, 2014
Background: Active surveillance is necessary for improving the management and outcomes of patients with candidemia. The aim of this study was to describe the epidemiologic and clinical features of candidemia in pediatric patients in Latin America ...
Zurita Salinas, Lucía Jeannete
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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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Risk factors for candidemia: A case–control study

Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology, 2022
Background: Candida bloodstream infections (candidemia) have significant mortality and morbidity rates, as well as healthcare cost implications. Emerging multidrug-resistant Candida spp such as Candida auris, as well as increasing resistance among non ...
Serin Edwin Erayil, Katelyn Tessier, Susan Kline   +2 more
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Epidemiology of candidemia in Brazil: a nationwide sentinel surveillance of candidemia in eleven medical Centers [PDF]

, 2006
Candidemia studies have documented geographic differences in rates and epidemiology, underscoring the need for surveillance to monitor trends. We conducted prospective candidemia surveillance in Brazil to assess the incidence, species distribution ...
Colombo, Arnaldo L., Park, Benjamin J., Matta, Daniel Archimedes da [UNIFESP], Morgan, Juliette, Nucci, Marcio, Brazilian Network Candidemia Study, Warnock, David, Arthington-Skaggs, Beth, Nouer, Simone A.   +8 more
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