2013
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-13-10
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A risk factor analysis of healthcare-associated fungal infections in an intensive care unit: a retrospective cohort study

Abstract: BackgroundThe incidence of fungal healthcare-associated infection (HAI) has increased in a major teaching hospital in the northern part of Taiwan over the past decade, especially in the intensive care units (ICUs). The purpose of this study was to determine the factors that were responsible for the outbreak and trend in the ICU.MethodsSurveillance fungal cultures were obtained from “sterile” objects, antiseptic solutions, environment of infected patients and hands of medical personnel. Risk factors for compari… Show more

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“…Known risk factors for deep Candida infection include deposition of live Candida into the body, artificial ventilation, high Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) II score, use of broad‐spectrum antimicrobials, use of immunosuppressants, central venous catheter use, total parenteral nutrition, neutropenia (<500/mm 3 ), recent surgery (especially gastrointestinal surgery), renal failure, hemodialysis, malnutrition, severe acute pancreatitis, diabetes, recent organ transplantation, indwelling urinary catheter use, advanced age, chemotherapy, malignant tumor presence, and the use of antacids 68, 69, 70, 71. The combined use of anticandidal drugs as well as conventional antimicrobials should be considered when handling sepsis cases involving patients exhibiting more than one of these risk factors.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Known risk factors for deep Candida infection include deposition of live Candida into the body, artificial ventilation, high Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) II score, use of broad‐spectrum antimicrobials, use of immunosuppressants, central venous catheter use, total parenteral nutrition, neutropenia (<500/mm 3 ), recent surgery (especially gastrointestinal surgery), renal failure, hemodialysis, malnutrition, severe acute pancreatitis, diabetes, recent organ transplantation, indwelling urinary catheter use, advanced age, chemotherapy, malignant tumor presence, and the use of antacids 68, 69, 70, 71. The combined use of anticandidal drugs as well as conventional antimicrobials should be considered when handling sepsis cases involving patients exhibiting more than one of these risk factors.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Candida biofi lms have been detected on ureteral stents and have been shown to grow in this lifestyle on experimentally on vaginal mucosa (Reid et al 1992 ;Harriott et al 2010 ). Urinary catheters are also a signifi cant risk factor in intensive care units for healthcare associated fungal infections (Yang et al 2013 ). Moreover, they are commonly detected on intrauterine contraceptives (Chassot et al 2008 ).…”
Section: Gastrointestinal and Urinary Tractmentioning
confidence: 98%
“…1 Beberapa penelitian epidemiologi menunjukkan telah terjadi peningkatan angka kejadian infeksi jamur selama 10 tahun terakhir.Studi Extended Prevalence of Infection in Intensive Care (EPIC II) tahun 2007 menyebutkan angka kandidiasis invasif adalah 17%, peringkat ketiga setelah infeksi Staphylococcus aureus dan Pseudomonas sp. 2 Karakteristik geografis suatu wilayah berperan didalam distribusi spesies jamur candida penyebab infeksi. Wilayah Australia, Amerika Utara dan Selatan spesies utama penyebab infeksi adalah Candida Glabrata, sedangkan di benua Eropa, Candida Albicans merupakan isolat utama penyebab infeksi.…”
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