Epidemiology and predictors of a poor outcome in elderly patients with candidemia

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Guimarães, Thaís ^a,b   Nucci, Márcio ^c   Mendonça, João S ^b   Martinez, Roberto ^d   Brito, Ligia R ^a,e   Silva, Nivia ^b   Moretti, Maria Luiza ^f   Salomão, Reinaldo ^g   Colombo, Arnaldo L ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b HOSPITAL DO SERVIDOR PÚBLICO ESTADUAL DE SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^e HOSPITAL BENEFICÊNCIA PORTUGUESA DE SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^g Casa de Saúde Santa Marcelina CSSM   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bloodstream infections; Candidemia; Elderly; Epidemiology

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B DEOXYCHOLATE; FLUCONAZOLE; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA KRUSEI; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDA RUGOSA; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CANDIDEMIA; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CLAVISPORA LUSITANIAE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEART DISEASE; HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KIDNEY FAILURE; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUTROPENIA; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PICHIA GUILLIERMONDII; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOLID TUMOR; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; APACHE; BRAZIL; CANDIDA; CANDIDEMIA; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860366394     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: 18783511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2012.02.005     Document Type: Article

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