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| Mondelli,AL; Niéro-Melo,L; Bagagli,E; Camargo,CH; Bruder-Nascimento,A; Sugizaki,MF; Carneiro,MV; Villas Boas,PJF. |
| Yeasts are becoming a common cause of nosocomial fungal infections that affect immunocompromised patients. Such infections can evolve into sepsis, whose mortality rate is high. This study aimed to evaluate the viability of Candida species identification by the automated system Vitek-Biomerieux (Durham, USA). Ninety-eight medical charts referencing the Candida spp. samples available for the study were retrospectively analyzed. The system Vitek-Biomerieux with Candida identification card is recommended for laboratory routine use and presents 80.6% agreement with the reference method. By separate analysis of species, 13.5% of C. parapsilosis samples differed from the reference method, while the Vitek system wrongly identified them as C. tropicalis, C.... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/other |
Palavras-chave: Candidemia; Candida spp.; Identification; Automated identification. |
| Ano: 2012 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992012000300011 |
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| Mondelli,AL; Niéro-Melo,L; Bagagli,E; Camargo,CH; Bruder-Nascimento,A; Sugizaki,MF; Carneiro,MV; Villas Boas,PJF. |
| Yeasts are becoming a common cause of nosocomial fungal infections in immunocompromised patients. Such infections often develop into sepsis with high mortality rates. The aim of this study was to evaluate some of the numerous factors associated with the development of candidemia. Medical records were retrospectively analyzed of 98 Candida spp. patients. Results showed that the most prevalent risk factors for developing candidemia were: antibiotics and antifungal agents (93.9% and 79.6%, respectively); the use of central venous catheter (93.9%); mechanical ventilation (73.5%); and parenteral nutrition (60.2%). The main species of Candida found were: C. parapsilosis (37.76%), C. albicans (33.67%); and others (28.57%). C. glabrata showed the highest mortality... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Candidemia; Mortality; Associated factors; Candida albicans. |
| Ano: 2012 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992012000200015 |
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