Racial disparities among candidemic patients at a Southern California teaching hospital

Racially and ethnically minoritized (REM) patients are disproportionately affected by infectious diseases, including candidemia. REM patients with candidemia were significantly younger, with trends toward more risk factors for candidemia and longer lengths of stay. Although Candida parapsilosis was...

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Autores principales: Grant, Victoria C., Zhou, Anna Y., Tan, Karen K., Abdul-Mutakabbir, Jacinda C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cambridge University Press 2023
Materias:
Concise Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10665870/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37088549
http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/ice.2023.74
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Sumario:Racially and ethnically minoritized (REM) patients are disproportionately affected by infectious diseases, including candidemia. REM patients with candidemia were significantly younger, with trends toward more risk factors for candidemia and longer lengths of stay. Although Candida parapsilosis was more common in REM patients, there were no differences in mortality rates.

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