Τίτλος:
Candiduria in intensive care units: association with heavy colonization
and candidaemia
Γλώσσες Τεκμηρίου:
Αγγλικά
Περίληψη:
Candiduria is increasingly detected in intensive care unit (ICU)
patients and often coexists with candidal colonization at other
anatomical, sites. Studies involving surgical. and medical ICU patients
have consistentty reported a relationship between candiduria and heavy
colonization. This suggests that candiduria could be considered as a
marker for heavy colonization. Risk factors that predispose to heavy
colonization are generally similar to those predisposing to candidaemia.
Candiduria in ICU patients is characterized by a high mortality, largely
through a significant relationship with candidaemia, which in some
patients may reach 50%. Therapeutic interventions should be strongly
considered in the critically itt patient who presents with candiduria
and concurrent clinical. risk factors predisposing to dissemination. (C)
2007 The Hospital Infection Society. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All
rights reserved.
Συγγραφείς:
Toya, S. P.
Schraufnagel, D. E.
Tzelepis, G. E.
Περιοδικό:
JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION
Εκδότης:
W B SAUNDERS CO LTD
Λέξεις-κλειδιά:
candidiasis; candiduria; ICU; colonization
DOI:
10.1016/j.jhin.2007.03.028
