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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-9-19
pubmed:abstractText
Although there are numerous studies of candidaemia in adults, data on paediatrics are still limited. The aim of this study was to compare risk factors, aetiology, therapy, and the outcome of nosocomial candidaemia among paediatric and adult patients in a large Brazilian tertiary hospital (1995-2003). During this period, 78 paediatrics and 113 adults were studied. Species other than Candida albicans caused 78.2% of episodes of candidaemia in paediatrics. Compared to adults, paediatrics received more frequently broad-spectrum antibiotics, vasopressors, blood transfusions, arterial catheter, chest tube, cardiothoracic surgery, mechanical ventilation, and parenteral nutrition. Candidaemia caused by Candida parapsilosis was more common in paediatrics, as was the isolation of Candida spp. from catheters. Amphotericin B treatment was more common in paediatrics. Mortality rate was higher in adults than in paediatrics with nosocomial candidaemia. We reinforce the necessity of continuous epidemiologic surveillance to follow the dynamics of candidaemia.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0301-486X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
160
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
111-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:16170605-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:16170605-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:16170605-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:16170605-Aged, 80 and over, pubmed-meshheading:16170605-Brazil, pubmed-meshheading:16170605-Candida, pubmed-meshheading:16170605-Candida albicans, pubmed-meshheading:16170605-Candidiasis, pubmed-meshheading:16170605-Child, pubmed-meshheading:16170605-Cohort Studies, pubmed-meshheading:16170605-Cross Infection, pubmed-meshheading:16170605-Female, pubmed-meshheading:16170605-Fungemia, pubmed-meshheading:16170605-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:16170605-Infant, pubmed-meshheading:16170605-Infant, Low Birth Weight, pubmed-meshheading:16170605-Infant, Newborn, pubmed-meshheading:16170605-Infant, Premature, pubmed-meshheading:16170605-Infant, Premature, Diseases, pubmed-meshheading:16170605-Male, pubmed-meshheading:16170605-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:16170605-Retrospective Studies, pubmed-meshheading:16170605-Risk Factors
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
A 9-year study comparing risk factors and the outcome of paediatric and adults with nosocomial candidaemia.
pubmed:affiliation
Infection Control Department at Santa Casa Complexo Hospitalar, Brazil and Medicine School at University of Manchester, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study