Risk factors associated with mortality among patients who had candidemia in a university hospital

INTRODUCTION: Bloodstream infection due to Candida spp. is a primary cause of morbidity and mortality in tertiary hospitals. METHODS: In this retrospective study, we included patients with a positive blood culture for Candida spp. after 48 h of hospitalization. RESULTS: A total of 335 patients who h...

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Autores principales: Alves, Priscila Guerino Vilela, Melo, Sávia Gonçalves Oliveira, Bessa, Meliza Arantes de Souza, Brito, Murilo de Oliveira, Menezes, Ralciane de Paula, de Araújo, Lúcio Borges, Penatti, Mário Paulo Amante, Pedroso, Reginaldo dos Santos, Röder, Denise Von Dolinger de Brito
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT 2020
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Short Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7310371/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32578699
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0206-2019
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION: Bloodstream infection due to Candida spp. is a primary cause of morbidity and mortality in tertiary hospitals. METHODS: In this retrospective study, we included patients with a positive blood culture for Candida spp. after 48 h of hospitalization. RESULTS: A total of 335 patients who had candidemia were included in this study. Risk factors associated with mortality were hospitalization in internal medicine units and surgical clinics, age >60 years, mechanical ventilation, orotracheal intubation, hemodialysis, corticosteroids use, and C. parapsilosis infection. CONCLUSIONS: This study highlights the importance of health care related to invasive procedures and actions to improve patient immunity.

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