Prevalence and species distribution of Candida bloodstream infection in children and adults in two teaching university hospitals in Egypt: first report of Candida kefyr

• Published in: Infection Vol. 51; no. 2; pp. 389 - 395
• Main Authors: Reda, Nashwa Mohamed, Hassan, Reem Mostafa, Salem, Sherifa Tarek, Yousef, Reham Hamed A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.04.2023; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adult; Adults; Antifungal Agents - therapeutic use; Candida; Candida albicans; Candida glabrata; Candida kefyr; Candidemia; Candidemia - drug therapy; Candidemia - epidemiology; Candidiasis - drug therapy; Candidiasis - epidemiology; Child; Cross-Sectional Studies; Egypt - epidemiology; Family Medicine; General Practice; Geographical distribution; Hospitals; Hospitals, University; Humans; Infectious Diseases; Internal Medicine; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Morbidity; Original Paper; Patients; Pediatrics; Prevalence; Species; Egypt; Uncommon; Non-albicans; Candidemia; Candida albicans; Non-albicans Candida; Candida kefyr; Uncommon Candida; Candida parapsilosis

Background Candidemia is a pervasive problem associated with significant morbidity and mortality in health care settings. This study aimed to determine the changing distribution of Candida species and the emergence of uncommon species. Methods This was a cross-sectional study performed in two Cairo...