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Background: Evidence shows that fluconazole prophylaxis is an effective treatment against invasive fungal infections in preterm neonates, however, the most efficient schedule of fluconazole prophylaxis for the colonization and mortality...
PURPOSE: To evaluate the effectiveness of new management policies on the incidence of invasive Candida infections
METHODS: This observational study involved a retrospective analysis of the patients' medical records. In total,...
Opportunistic infections are major causes of morbidity and mortality in hematopoietic stem-cell transplant and solid organ transplant recipients. The epidemiology and incidence of opportunistic infections in those patients have been...
PURPOSE: We evaluated epidemiological and clinical features of candidemia in neonates and children.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed the medical charts of hospitalized neonates and children with positive blood...
BACKGROUND: The incidence of candidemia has increased, and an early differentiation of transient or central venous catheter (CVC)-related candidemia from deep-seated invasive candidiasis is often difficult. The Pastorex Candida antigen...
BACKGROUND: The early diagnosis of invasive candidiasis is the most important for reducing of morbidity and mortality rates in the immunocompromised patients. The study of antigen detection was performed by...