Prevalence of biofilms in Candida spp. bloodstream infections: A meta-analysis

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 17; no. 2; p. e0263522
• Main Authors: Atiencia-Carrera, María Belén, Cabezas-Mera, Fausto Sebastián, Tejera, Eduardo, Machado, António
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 03.02.2022; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Antifungal agents; Biofilms; Biology and Life Sciences; Candida; Candidemia - blood; Candidemia - microbiology; Candidiasis; Candidiasis - blood; Candidiasis - microbiology; Care and treatment; Caspofungin; Caspofungin - pharmacology; Catheters; Clinical isolates; Criteria; Datasets; Diagnosis; Dosage and administration; Drug resistance in microorganisms; Drug Resistance, Fungal; Finite element method; Fluconazole; Fluconazole - pharmacology; Fungicides; Geographical distribution; Geographical locations; Heterogeneity; Hospital patients; Hospitalization; Humans; Identification and classification; Infections; Medicine and Health Sciences; Meta-analysis; Microbial mats; Mortality; Multidrug resistance; Nosocomial infections; Observational studies; Patients; Physical Sciences; Prevalence; Public health; Research and Analysis Methods; Risk factors; Search engines; Sepsis - blood; Sepsis - microbiology; Species; Statistical analysis; Statistical methods; Virulence; Voriconazole; Voriconazole - pharmacology; Ecuador; San Francisco California; United States > US; Europe

Candida-related infections are nowadays a serious Public Health Problem emerging multidrug-resistant strains. Candida biofilm also leads bloodstream infections to invasive systemic infections. The present meta-analysis aimed to analyze Candida biofilm rate, type, and antifungal resistance among hosp...