Etiology of fungaemia and catheter colonisation in Argentinean paediatric patients |
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Authors: | Giusiano Gustavo Mangiaterra Magdalena Saito Viviana García Rojas Florencia Gómez Verónica Díaz María Cristina |
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Institution: | Departamento Micología, Instituto de Medicina Regional, Universidad Nacional del Nordeste, Resistencia, Chile. |
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Abstract: | Yeast strains obtained from blood cultures and catheters from intensive care units (ICU) and hospitalised oncology paediatrics were studied. Yeast were the first cause of catheter colonisation (51/627), and the third cause of bloodstream infection (44/6065). In catheter, the most frequent species were Candida albicans (34%), C. parapsilosis (27.7%) and C. tropicalis (15%). In blood, C. albicans (40.8%), C. parapsilosis (26.6%), C. tropicalis (15%). Malassezia furfur and Malassezia sympodialis were isolated from catheters from ICU patients. All isolates were susceptible to amphotericin B, 88.8% to itraconazole and 91.9% to fluconazole. Candida albicans and C. tropicalis strains resistant to fluconazole and itraconazol were detected. These results reveal a change in the predominant role of C. albicans as cause of candidemia in hospitalised children and the emergence of antifungal resistant species. These variations emphasise the importance of performing a permanent surveillance to observe and assess them. |
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Keywords: | yeast infection antifungal susceptibility Argentina |
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