Fungal urinary tract infections in patients at risk

Krčmery, S.

doi:10.1016/s0924-8579(99)00032-1

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“…Diabetes was found to be a risk factor for fungal urinary tract infections by Krcmery and colleagues, whereas González-Pedraza Avilés and colleagues did not found an association between urinary tract infection from Candida and the presence of diabetes. 30,31 In addition, skin infections in our study were observed only in the group of diabetics and corresponding microorganisms involved in these infections were S. aureus and S. pyogenes. S. aureus has proven to be the most frequent isolated pathogen in another recent study, causing 63% of soft tissue infections, whereas skin infections were increased in diabetic patients compared with non-diabetics in a Danish general population who participated in the Copenhagen City Heart Study.…”

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Type, course and outcome of community acquired infections in hospitalized diabetics

Tsakiridou¹,

Argyriou²,

Makris³

et al. 2010

Microbiol Res (Pavia)

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Diabetes mellitus has been associated with increased frequency of serious infections which are attributed to immune deficiencies. The aims of this study were to investigate the type, course and outcomes of community acquired infections, and especially bacteremia in diabetics hospitalized for infection. One hundred and thirty-four consecutive patients (67 diabetics and 67 non-diabetics) matched for age, who were admitted to a general District Hospital in Greece due to infection, were included in this case control study. Diabetics presented urinary infections (46.3% vs. 26.8%, P=0.006), skin infections (9% vs. 0%, P=0.007) and bacteremia (11.1% vs.

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Type, course and outcome of community acquired infections in hospitalized diabetics

Tsakiridou¹,

Argyriou²,

Makris³

et al. 2010

Microbiol Res (Pavia)

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“…Currently, 10-15% of UTIs are caused by Candida species (1,6). A great majority of fungal UTIs are caused by Candida species and the most frequent organism is C. albicans, followed by C. glabrata, C. tropicalis, and C. krusei (12,16,17). During the last decades, the worldwide increase in the incidence of nonalbicans Candida spp.…”

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“…The increased incidence of nosocomial candiduria has also been associated with corticosteroid treatment (17,18). In spite of the importance of treatment with corticosteroids in patients with ICU-acquired UTIs, to which most of the studies referred (17,18), there is a little information about its relationship with candiduria.…”

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“…In spite of the importance of treatment with corticosteroids in patients with ICU-acquired UTIs, to which most of the studies referred (17,18), there is a little information about its relationship with candiduria. Irrespective of antibiotic therapy, in our study, corticotherapy was the third most common risk factor (84%) contributed to UTIs.…”

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“…and the major group of patients with UTIs is adult females (17,18). In our study, prevalence of candiduria in females and males was 42.6 and 24.1%, respectively.…”

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Nosocomial Candiduria in Critically Ill Patients Admitted to Intensive Care Units in Qazvin, Iran

Ghiasian

Aghamirian²,

Eshghi

2014

Avicenna J Clin Microbiol Infect

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Background: A broad variety of fungi, especially Candida species, are becoming increasingly common causes of urinary tract infections in hospital settings. Objectives: The current cross-sectional descriptive study aimed to determine the causative agents, risk factors and incidence rate of candiduria in critically ill patients, hospitalized in intensive care units (ICUs) of four Iranian hospitals. Patients and Methods: A total of 155 children and adult patients, admitted to ICUs of the four university educational hospitals, who demonstrated Candida-positive urine cultures, were examined. Samples were processed via mycological procedures by direct microscopy and culture. Results: Candiduria was confirmed in 50 (32.26 %) patients and Candida albicans was the most frequently isolated species representing 60.0% of isolates, followed by 14.0% C. glabrata, 12.0% C. parapsilosis, 10.0% C. krusei, and 4.0% C. tropicalis. Most patients were female (58%) with a mean age of 46.7 years old. Generally, 39.7% and 62% of adults and children showed candiduria, respectively. The commonest predisposing factors were antibiotic therapy (98.0%), urinary catheterization (92.0%), corticotherapy (84.0%), being female (42.6 %), use of feeding tube (56%), and extended hospitalization, respectively. Conclusions: The high frequency of candiduria in ICU patients can be decreased by shortening the duration of urinary catheterization, avoiding extra antibiotics and corticosteroids, as well as controlling the predisposing factors and underlying conditions.

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Percutaneous Instillation of Chemolytic, Chemotherapeutic, and Antifungal Agents

Elkoushy

Violette

Andonian

2018

Smith's Textbook of Endourology

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Fungal urinary tract infections in patients at risk

Cited by 43 publications

References 14 publications

Type, course and outcome of community acquired infections in hospitalized diabetics

Type, course and outcome of community acquired infections in hospitalized diabetics

Nosocomial Candiduria in Critically Ill Patients Admitted to Intensive Care Units in Qazvin, Iran

Percutaneous Instillation of Chemolytic, Chemotherapeutic, and Antifungal Agents

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