Epidemiology and prognostic factors of candidemia in cancer patients.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

The study of candidemia in cancer patients has been limited. This retrospective study aims to investigate the epidemiologic characteristics and prognostic factors of candidemia among cancer patients.

Materials and methods

From 2009 to 2012, cancer patients with candidemia were identified at a hospital in Taiwan. The medical records of all patients with bloodstream infections due to Candida species were retrospectively reviewed.

Results

During the four-year period, a total of 242 episodes of candidemia were identified among cancer patients. Half of these patients were classified as elderly (≥65 years old), and more than 95% of the candidemia episodes were classified as healthcare-associated infections. Among the 242 cancer patients with candidemia, head and neck ca

SUBMITTER: Tang HJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4047064 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature