Abstract:Purpose: To describe the prevalence of visceral localizations, risk factors and overall mortality at 3 months in catheter-associated fungemia in ICUs and non-ICUs
Method: Retrospective study of patients with a fungal organism isolated on catheter blood culture. Clinical characteristics, visceral localizations, management and outcome were examined.
Results: One hundred forty five patients presented primary or secondary fungemia (median age 61 years, 57% males). Sixty visceral localizations occurred in 50 patien… Show more
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