Clinical and epidemiological characteristics and risk factors for mortality in patients with candidemia in hospitals from Bogotá, Colombia

Background: Bloodstream infection by Candida species has a high mortality in Latin American countries. The aim of this study was to describe the characteristics of patients with documented bloodstream infections caused by Candida species in third level hospitals and determine the risk factors for in...

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Main Authors: Jorge Alberto Cortés, Patricia Reyes, Carlos Hernando Gómez, Sonia Isabel Cuervo, Pilar Rivas, Christian A. Casas, Ricardo Sánchez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-11-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S141386701400169X