Epidemiology of fungaemia in a paediatric hospital of high complexity
Background: A retrospective study on the epidemiology of fungaemia due to yeasts of medical importance at the Hospital Nacional de Pediatría Prof. Dr. J. Garrahan, Buenos Aires was conducted between September 2001 and September 2003. Objectives: To learn the distribution of yeast species and to evaluate their in vitro antifungal susceptibility profile. Methods: The minimum inhibitory concentration [MIC] was determined according to the CLSI M27-A2 procedure, and time kill curves against amphotericin B were also performed. Results-Conclusions: The species isolated were Candida parapsilosis [32.6 percent of isolates]; Candida albicans [26.5 percent], Candida tropicalis [24.5 percent], and other yeasts [16.4 percent]. Candida isolates were susceptible to the antifungals evaluated, but amphotericin B-tolerant isolates were detected using time kill curves.
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| Format: | Texto biblioteca |
| Language: | spa |
| Subjects: | ANTIFUNGAL SUSCEPTIBILITY, ARGENTINA, CANDIDA, EPIDEMIOLOGY, FUNGAEMIA, AMPHOTERICIN B, ANTIFUNGAL AGENT, CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS, CONTROLLED STUDY, FUNGUS ISOLATION, IN VITRO STUDY, MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION, NONHUMAN, PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL, SPECIES COMPARISON, SPECIES DISTRIBUTION, YEAST, ADOLESCENT, CHILD, CHILD, PRESCHOOL, FEMALE, HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC, HUMANS, INFANT, MALE, RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES, CANDIDA ALBICANS, CANDIDA TROPICALIS, |
| Online Access: | http://ceiba.agro.uba.ar/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=46844 |
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