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First hospital outbreak of the globally emerging Candida auris in a European hospital [PDF]

, 2016
Background: Candida auris is a globally emerging multidrug resistant fungal pathogen causing nosocomial transmission. We report an ongoing outbreak of C. auris in a London cardio-thoracic center between April 2015 and July 2016.
Abdolrasouli, A, Armstrong-James, DPH, Chowdhary, A, Fisher, MC, Hagen, F, Hall, A, Meis, JF, Rhodes, JL, Ryan, L, Schelenz, S, Shackleton, J, Trimlett, R   +11 more
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[Hansenula anomala fungemia].

Revista Argentina de microbiologia, 2003
We communicate 5 episodes of fungemia produced by Hansenula anomala (Candida pelliculosa) in 4 adult patients and 1 preterm newborn admitted in different wards of the HIGA San Martín of La Plata City during a 13 month period. The isolates were achieved by culture of blood obtained by venipuncture (5/5) and from catheter (2/5) and were processed with ...
S C, Mestroni, A J, Bava
openaire   +1 more source

Autopsy Findings in a Case of Lomentospora prolificans Fungemia in Myelodysplastic Syndrome

Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Background Lomentospora prolificans is a soil‐, plant‐, or animal‐borne mold that can affect immunocompromised hosts. Most L. prolificans infections are identifiable in the bloodstream. L. prolificans fungemia has never been reported in an autopsy. Case Report We treated a 79‐year‐old man with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), MDS‐EB‐1 subtype.
Osamu Imataki, Yui Kawanaka, Tomoya Ishida, Haruyuki Fujita, Makiko Uemura, Jon Salmanton Garcia   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Epidemiology of invasive candidiasis in a surgical intensive care unit: an observational study [PDF]

, 2015
Background: Invasive candidiasis (IC) is a frequent and life-threatening infection in critically ill patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate the epidemiology of IC and the antifungal susceptibility of etiological agents in patients admitted to ...
Ana Izquierdo, C León, Carlos Delgado, Carlos Ferrando, CM Chalmers, David Navarro, DR Andes, E Bouza, Estefanía Gracia, Esther Romero, F Tissot, F. Javier Belda, G Dimopoulos, Gerardo Aguilar, H Dupont, Isabel Corrales, JK Chow, JL Vincent, José A. Carbonell, KW Garey, M Kollef, M Nucci, M Pratikaki, M Puig-Asensio, ME Bougnoux, MT Montagna, O Leroy, OA Cornely, P Montravers, P Montravers, P Sandven, PG Pappas, R Jordá-Marcos, Rafael Borrás, Tania Moreno   +34 more
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Post‐Varicella Purpura Fulminans With Extensive Skin Necrosis in a Child

eJHaem, Volume 7, Issue 1, February 2026.
Madalena Correia Pires, Ana Costa e Castro, Filipa Marujo, Rita Valsassina, Joana Patena Forte, Joana de Pais de Faria   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Candidemia Complicated by Mycotic Thrombus of the Femoral Artery in a Patient With Left Ventricular Assist Device

Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Background Ventricular assist devices (VADs) are increasingly used as a bridge to transplantation or as destination therapy in heart failure patients. Fungal bloodstream infections, though less common than bacterial infections in VAD recipients, carry the highest mortality.
Francesco Siviero, Muhammad A. Muslimani, Armanda Leka, Vittorio Arici, Antonio Bozzani, Viviana Vilardo, Claudia Cavaliere, Eloisa Arbustini, Fabrizio Gazzoli, Raffaella Lissandrin, Stefano Pelenghi, Raffaele Bruno, Elena Seminari, Priya Gusain   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Adjunctive Glucocorticoid Therapy in Patients with Septic Shock. [PDF]

, 2018
Background Whether hydrocortisone reduces mortality among patients with septic shock is unclear. Methods We randomly assigned patients with septic shock who were undergoing mechanical ventilation to receive hydrocortisone (at a dose of 200 mg per day) or
Anders Perner, Andrew Rhodes, Annane D, Balasubramanian Venkatesh, Billot L, Christopher Joyce, Colin McArthur, Dorrilyn Rajbhandari, Holm S, Jeremy Cohen, John Myburgh, Kelly Thompson, Laurent Billot, Maryam Correa, Meg Harward, Parisa Glass, Qiang Li, Rinaldo Bellomo, Simon Finfer, Steve Webb, Venkatesh B, Venkatesh B, Yaseen Arabi   +22 more
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Cryptococcal Endocarditis in Humans—A Narrative Review

Pathogens
Background: Cryptococcus species constitute opportunistic fungi that seldom cause infections in individuals with competent immune systems. In the rare case of cryptococcal endocarditis, the fungus infiltrates the endocardium.
Petros Ioannou, Afroditi Ziogou, Alexios Giannakodimos, Ilias Giannakodimos, Andreas G. Tsantes, George Samonis   +5 more
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Genetic diversity of medically important and emerging Candida species causing invasive infection [PDF]

, 2015
Background: Genetic variation in the ribosomal DNA (rDNA) internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region has been studied among fungi. However, the numbers of ITS sequence polymorphisms in the various Candida species and their associations with sources of ...
Briones, Marcelo Ribeiro da Silva, Colombo, Arnaldo Lopes, Ferreira, Renata Carmona, Melo, Analy Salles de Azevedo, Merseguel, Karina Bellinghausen, Nishikaku, Angela Satie, Padovan, Ana Carolina, Rodrigues, Anderson Messias   +7 more
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An outbreak of Candida spp. bloodstream infection in a tertiary care center in Bogotá, Colombia

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Several cases of Candida bloodstream infections were documented from June to October 2004 at a tertiary care center in Bogotá, Colombia. Since no cases of candidemia had occurred during the preceding four months, an outbreak was declared.
Carlos A. DiazGranados, Adriana Martinez, Ceneth Deaza, Sandra Valderrama   +3 more
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