Infections in Critically Ill Solid Organ Transplant Recipients

Len, Óscar; Gavaldá, Joan; Pahissa, Albert

doi:10.1007/978-3-540-34406-3_5

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“…This finding, the emergence of strains resistant to antifungal drugs has been a trend [46][47][48]. Occasionally, the transplanted organ itself can be a source of infection [49,50]. Although bacterial and viral processes occur more frequently, those caused by fungi are associated with a high mortality rate [51].…”

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A Mini Review of Candida Species in Hospital Infection: Epidemiology,Virulence Factor and Drugs Resistance and Prophylaxis

Fernanda¹

2013

Trop Med Surg

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The introduction of more efficient diagnostic methods, new techniques in surgery and transplantation, antibiotics and chemotherapeutics more potent and novel materials for prostheses, catheters and probes significantly increased the life expectancy and quality of life of critically ill patients, on the other hand, hospital-acquired infections emerged as important iatrogenic complications. Invasive infections are a growing problem in public health hospitals in Brazil and worldwide. Among the various etiological agents found in the hospital environment, the genus Candida has been the third most frequently isolated pathogen. In general, invasive fungal infections are associated with high morbidity and mortality, difficulties in diagnosis, antimicrobial resistance, length of hospital stay and increased hospital costs. This mini review of the literature describes about epidemiology of hospital infection of Candida species, as well as its virulence factors and drugs resistance.

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Section: Epidemiologymentioning

confidence: 99%

A Mini Review of Candida Species in Hospital Infection: Epidemiology,Virulence Factor and Drugs Resistance and Prophylaxis

Fernanda¹

2013

Trop Med Surg

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Infections in Critically Ill Solid Organ Transplant Recipients

Cited by 1 publication

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A Mini Review of Candida Species in Hospital Infection: Epidemiology,Virulence Factor and Drugs Resistance and Prophylaxis

A Mini Review of Candida Species in Hospital Infection: Epidemiology,Virulence Factor and Drugs Resistance and Prophylaxis

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