Nosocomial fungemia by Candida auris: First four reported cases in continental Europe;Fungemia nosocomial por Candida auris: primeros cuatro casos en Europa continental

Revista Iberoamericana de Micologia

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 23-27

  Ruiz Gaitán, Alba Cecilia ^a   Moret, Ana ^b   López Hontangas, José Luis ^b   Molina, José Miguel ^b   Aleixandre López, Ana Isabel ^b   Cabezas, Alicia Hernández ^b   Mollar Maseres, Juan ^b   Arcas, Rabat Chouman ^b   Gómez Ruiz, María Dolores ^b   Chiveli, Miguel Ángel ^b   Cantón, Emilia ^a   Pemán, Javier ^a,b  

^a HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE LA FE   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA FE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Candida auris; Candidemia; Fluconazole resistance; Fungemia; Surgical intensive care

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; ANIDULAFUNGIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ECHINOCANDIN; FLUCONAZOLE; INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER; ITRACONAZOLE; MICAFUNGIN; POSACONAZOLE; VORICONAZOLE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIFUNGAL RESISTANCE; ANTIFUNGAL SUSCEPTIBILITY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN INJURY; CANDIDA; CANDIDA AURIS; CANDIDA HAEMULONII; CANDIDA SAKE; CANDIDIASIS; CASE REPORT; CATHETER; CATHETER INFECTION; CATHETER REMOVAL; CLAVISPORA LUSITANIAE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEATH; DECOMPRESSIVE CRANIECTOMY; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EMERGENCY SURGERY; EUROPE; EVISCERATION; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; FEMALE; FEVER; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HEART SURGERY; HEART TAMPONADE; HEART VENTRICLE FAILURE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTUBATION; LIVER ABSCESS; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER RESECTION; LUNG HEMORRHAGE; MALE; MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MIDDLE AGED; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PLEURA EFFUSION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; REHABILITATION CARE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SEDATION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; SURGICAL WOUND; THORAX INJURY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL; CANDIDEMIA; CROSS INFECTION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY;

ADULT; CANDIDA; CANDIDEMIA; CROSS INFECTION; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 85010458429     PISSN: 11301406     EISSN: 21739188     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.riam.2016.11.002     Document Type: Article

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