Candida Surveillance in Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU) in a Tertiary Institution

• Main Authors: Liew, Y.X, Teo, J, Too, I.A.-L, Ngan, C.C.-L, Tan, A.L, Chlebicki, M.P, Kwa, A.L.-H, Lee, W
• Other Authors: DUKE-NUS MEDICAL SCHOOL
• Format: Article
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: amphotericin B; anidulafungin; caspofungin; fluconazole; micafungin; voriconazole; antifungal agent; beta glucan; echinocandin; lipopeptide; abdominal drainage; adult; aged; antifungal susceptibility; APACHE; Article; assay; Candida albicans; Candida glabrata; Candida score; Candida tropicalis; cholecystectomy; clinical article; colonization index; controlled study; diagnostic accuracy; diagnostic test; diagnostic test accuracy study; disease surveillance; duodenum ulcer; fungal colonization; fungal phenomena and functions; fungus culture; fungus identification; human; incidence; intensive care unit; intermethod comparison; invasive candidiasis; laparotomy; length of stay; middle aged; nonhuman; predictive value; receiver operating characteristic; sensitivity and specificity; smear; surgical ward; tertiary health care; Candida; candidiasis; Candidiasis, Invasive; female; heterozygote; intensive care; isolation and purification; male; microbial sensitivity test; microbiology; physiology; Singapore; tertiary care center; very elderly; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Amphotericin B; Antifungal Agents; beta-Glucans; Candidiasis; Carrier State; Critical Care; Echinocandins; Female; Fluconazole; Humans; Incidence; Intensive Care Units; Lipopeptides; Male; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Middle Aged; Sensitivity and Specificity; Tertiary Care Centers; Voriconazole
• Online Access: https://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/181445
• Institution: National University of Singapore

10.1186/s12879-015-0997-6