Epidemiological profile of patients hospitalized with candiduria in the Central-Western region of Brazil |
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Authors: | Milena Melges Pesenti de Santana Hugo Dias Hoffmann-Santos Luciana Basili Dias Tomoko Tadano Abdon Salam Khaled Karhawi Valéria Dutra Stephano Luiz Cândido Rosane Christine Hahn |
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Institution: | 1. Laboratory of Investigation – Laboratory of Mycology, Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Mato Grosso (UFMT), Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil;2. University Hospital Júlio Muller (HUJM), Federal University of Mato Grosso (UFMT), Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil;3. Molecular Biology Laboratory, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, Federal University of Mato Grosso (UFMT), Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil |
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Abstract: | BackgroundCandida yeasts are considered the main agents of nosocomial fungal infections.AimsThis study aimed to establish the epidemiological profile of patients with candiduria hospitalized in the capital of the State of Mato Grosso, in the Central-Western region of Brazil.MethodsPatients from three private hospitals and a public hospital participated in the study. This was an observational and cross-sectional study including analysis of patients mortality. It was carried out from March to August 2015.ResultsA total of 93 patients with candiduria were evaluated. Candida tropicalis was found most commonly (37.6%; n = 35), followed by Candida albicans (36.6%; n = 34), Candida glabrata (19.3%; n = 18), psilosis complex (4.3%; n = 4), Candida lusitaniae (1.1%; n = 1) and Candida krusei (1.1%; n = 1). Antibiotic therapy (100%) and the use of an indwelling urinary catheter (89.2%; n = 83) were the most frequent predisposing factors. Antifungal treatment was given to 65.6% of the patients, and anidulafungin was the most used antifungal. Mortality rates were 48% higher among patients with candiduria who had renal failure. Micafungin was the antifungal most prescribed among the patients who died. Candidemia concomitant with candiduria occurred in eight (8.6%; n = 8) cases. Considering the species recovered in the blood and urine, only one patient had genetically distinct clinical isolates.ConclusionsNon-C. albicans Candida species were predominant, with C. tropicalis being the most responsible for most cases of candiduria. |
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Keywords: | Corresponding author Candiduria Nosocomial infection Epidemiological profile Brazil Candiduria Infección nosocomial Perfil epidemiológico Brasil |
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