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A Catheter-Related Candida albicans Infection Model in Mouse
Published on: March 22, 2024
[Candidemia in a tertiary hospital in northeastern Brazil]
Sylvia Lemos Hinrichsen1, Erika Falcão, Tatiana Aguiar Santos Vilella
1Núcleo de Ensino, Pesquisa e Assistência em Infectologia, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, PE. sylviahinrichsen@hotmail.com
Abstract:
We conducted a prospective, observational, laboratory-based study on candidemia to investigate the incidence of candidemia, species distribution and clinical conditions between September 2003 and March 2004 in a private tertiary hospital in Recife, northeastern Brazil. Cases of candidemia were defined as occurrences of isolation of Candida spp from blood cultures. The incidence rate was calculated per 1,000 admissions. A total of 5,532 patients were admitted to the hospital during the study period, and 1,745 blood cultures were processed. Twenty-one episodes of candidemia were observed in 18 patients. The incidence rate of candidemia was 3.9 episodes per 1,000 admissions. Non-albicans species accounted for more than 50% of the cases, and Candida parapsilosis (33%) and Candida tropicalis (24%) predominated. Eleven (61%) patients died. The incidence of candidemia was higher than that observed in a Brazilian multicenter study. Candidemia was caused predominantly by non-albicans species.
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