Epidemiology and Microbiologic Characterization of Nosocomial Candidemia from a Brazilian National Surveillance Program.

Candidemia is a growing problem in hospitals all over the world. Despite advances in the medical support of critically ill patients, candidiasis leads to prolonged hospitalization, and has a crude mortality rate around 50%. We conducted a multicenter surveillance study in 16 hospitals distributed ac...

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Main Authors: André Mario Doi, Antonio Carlos Campos Pignatari, Michael B Edmond, Alexandre Rodrigues Marra, Luis Fernando Aranha Camargo, Ricardo Andreotti Siqueira, Vivian Pereira da Mota, Arnaldo Lopes Colombo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4726651?pdf=render