Candidemia in a major regional tertiary referral hospital - epidemiology, practice patterns and outcomes

• Main Authors: Teo, J.Q.-M, Candra, S.R, Lee, S.J.-Y, Chia, S.Y.-H, Leck, H, Tan, A.-L, Neo, H.-P, Leow, K.W.-L, Cai, Y, Ee, R.P.-L, Lim, T.-P, Lee, W, Kwa, A.L.-H
• Other Authors: DUKE-NUS MEDICAL SCHOOL
• Format: Article
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: amphotericin B; anidulafungin; caspofungin; echinocandin; fluconazole; flucytosine; itraconazole; micafungin; posaconazole; voriconazole; adult; aged; antifungal susceptibility; antifungal therapy; antimicrobial therapy; Article; artificial ventilation; blood culture; bloodstream infection; Candida albicans; Candida dubliniensis; Candida glabrata; Candida parapsilosis; Candida pseudohaemulonii; Candida tropicalis; candidemia; central venous catheter; cerebrovascular disease; Charlson Comorbidity Index; chronic kidney failure; clinical article; comorbidity; controlled study; critically ill patient; diabetes mellitus; disease surveillance; drain; female; fks gene; fungal gene; fungus isolation; gastrointestinal surgery; gene mutation; heart infarction; hematologic malignancy; hepatobiliary disease; hospital mortality; human; immunosuppressive treatment; incidence; Kluyveromyces marxianus; male; medical practice; Meyerozyma guilliermondii; minimum inhibitory concentration; neutropenia; outcome assessment; renal replacement therapy; retrospective study; risk factor; sepsis; Simplified Acute Physiology Score; Singapore; species distribution; survival prediction; tertiary care center; total parenteral nutrition; treatment duration; very elderly
• Online Access: https://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/173933
• Institution: National University of Singapore

10.1186/s13756-017-0184-1