Clinical and epidemiological aspects of Candidemia in eight medical centers in the state of Parana, Brazil: Parana Candidemia Network

Clinical and epidemiological aspects of Candidemia in eight medical centers in the state of Parana, Brazil: Parana Candidemia Network

Objectives: Candida spp. has been reported as one of the common agents of nosocomial bloodstream infections and is associated with a high mortality. Therefore, this study evaluated the clinical findings, local epidemiology, and microbiological aspects of candidemia in eight tertiary medical centers...

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Main Authors: Carla Sakuma de Oliveira, Arnaldo Lopes Colombo, Elaine Cristina Francisco, Bernardo de Lima, Rinaldo F. Gandra, Mariza Cristina Preifz de Carvalho, Cláudia Maria Dantas de Maia Carrilho, Renan Petinelli, Marsilene Pelison, Cesar Helbel, Gerson Czelusniak, Hugo Manuel Paz Morales, Jamile Sardi Perozin, Rosangela Lameira Pinheiro, Regielly Cognialli, Giovanni Luis Breda, Flávio Queiroz-Telles
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-01-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Candida spp.
Epidemiology of candidemia
Antifungal resistance
Echinocandins
Triazoles
Nosocomial infection
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