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383. An Increased Rate of Candida parapsilosis Infective Endocarditis Is Associated With Injection Drug Use

BACKGROUND: Candida parapsilosis fungemia typically occurs in patients with intravascular catheters or prosthetic devices. In 2017, we noted an increase in C. parapsilosis infective endocarditis (IE). METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed C. parapsilosis fungemia and IE from January 2015 to February...

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Autores principales: Viehman, J Alexander, Clancy, Cornelius J, Liu, Guojun, Cheng, Shaoji, Oleksiuk, Louise-Marie, Shields, Ryan K, Nguyen, Minh-Hong
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6254389/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofy210.394