Assessment of Speciation and Antifungal Susceptibility Testing in the Intensive Care Unit: An Observational Cross-Sectional Study Design.
Bhuvan Shome,
Ashok Kumar Sharma,
Kumari Seema
et al.
Abstract:This study aims to investigate the epidemiology of Candidemia in patients admitted to Intensive Care Units (ICUs), focusing on the distribution of species, antifungal susceptibility patterns, and demographic factors.
Methods:The study was carried out for 1 year at the Department of Microbiology, Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences in Jharkhand, India, and collected 817 blood samples from ICU-admitted patients with signs of sepsis. Using various tests, including germ tube tests and MALDI-TOF mass spectrometr… Show more
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